Arachnoid granulations of the middle cranial fossa
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Middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts complicated with subdural collections.
Dr. Felipe Slaviero – Edifício das Clínicas Rua Teixeira Soares, 885 / 10o andar 99010-901 Passo Fundo RS Brasil. E-mail: [email protected]. Intracranial arachnoid cysts are congenital collections of fluid that develop within the arachnoid membrane because of splitting or duplication of this structure. It corresponds to 1% of all non-traumatic intracranial mass lesions. Arachnoid cysts...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0930-1038,1279-8517
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-010-0758-6