Sphenoid Bone

"Sphenoid Bone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An irregular unpaired bone situated at the SKULL BASE and wedged between the frontal, temporal, and occipital bones (FRONTAL BONE; TEMPORAL BONE; OCCIPITAL BONE). Sphenoid bone consists of a median body and three pairs of processes resembling a bat with spread wings. The body is hollowed out in its inferior to form two large cavities (SPHENOID SINUS).

Descriptor ID	D013100
MeSH Number(s)	A02.835.232.781.802
Concept/Terms	Sphenoid Bone Sphenoid Bone Bone, Sphenoid Bones, Sphenoid Sphenoid Bones

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sphenoid Bone".

Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
Skull [A02.835.232.781]
Sphenoid Bone [A02.835.232.781.802]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Sphenoid Bone".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sphenoid Bone".

Sphenoid Bone
Sella Turcica

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Bar chart showing 12 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2002 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1998	0	1	1
2002	0	2	2
2010	0	1	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2024	1	0	1
2025	0	1	1

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Sarikonda A, Quraishi D, Glener S, Self DM, Hafazalla K, Isch E, Sami A, Amaravadi C, Shaikh F, Judy KD, Evans JJ, Clark N, Farrell CJ, Sivaganesan A. Drivers of Intraoperative Costs for Transsphenoidal Endoscopic Surgery for Sellar Lesions: A Time-Driven Activity-Based Cost Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2025 04; 196:123792.

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Wu M, Vossough A, Massenburg BB, Romeo DJ, Ng JJ, Napoli JA, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. Mystery of the Muenke midface: spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion and craniofacial skeletal patterns. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 11; 40(11):3683-3691.

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Cohen-Cohen S, Brown DA, Himes BT, Wheeler LP, Ruff MW, Major BT, Singh Ospina NM, Atkinson JLD, Meyer FB, Bancos I, Young WF, Van Gompel JJ. Pituitary adenomas in the setting of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: a single-institution experience. J Neurosurg. 2021 03 01; 134(3):1132-1138.

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Jamshidian-Tehrani M, Mahmoudzadeh R, Asadi Khameneh E, Asadi Amoli F, Faghih Jouibari M, Kasaee A, Ghadimi H. Solitary neurofibroma of the orbit with intracerebral extension associated with ocular surface melanocytoma: a case report. Orbit. 2020 Oct; 39(5):368-373.

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Mooney MA, Herro AM, Fintelmann RE, Mayberg MR, Barkhoudarian G, Gardner PA, Prevedello DM, Chicoine MR, Kelly DF, Chandler JP, Jahnke H, White WL, Little AS. Visual Field Outcome Reporting in Neurosurgery: Lessons Learned from a Prospective, Multicenter Study of Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery. World Neurosurg. 2018 Dec; 120:e326-e332.

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Belinsky I, Murchison AP, Evans JJ, Andrews DW, Farrell CJ, Casey JP, Curtis MT, Nowak Choi KA, Werner-Wasik M, Bilyk JR. Spheno-Orbital Meningiomas: An Analysis Based on World Health Organization Classification and Ki-67 Proliferative Index. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Mar/Apr; 34(2):143-150.

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Ramesh S, Goldberg RA, Rootman DB. Spontaneous Resolution of Optic Neuropathy in Sphenoid Wing Meningioma. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Nov/Dec; 33(6):e163-e165.

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Campbell PG, Kenning E, Andrews DW, Yadla S, Rosen M, Evans JJ. Outcomes after a purely endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas. Neurosurg Focus. 2010 Oct; 29(4):E5.

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Mintzer S, Nicholl JS, Stern JM, Engel J. Relative utility of sphenoidal and temporal surface electrodes for localization of ictal onset in temporal lobe epilepsy. Clin Neurophysiol. 2002 Jun; 113(6):911-6.

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Nohra G, Jabbour P, Haddad A, Abouhamad W, Abilahoud G, Okais N. [Subcranial subfrontal approach for the treatment of extensive cerebrospinal fluid leaks]. Neurochirurgie. 2002 May; 48(2-3 Pt 1):87-91.

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