"Cranial Fossa, Posterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The infratentorial compartment that contains the CEREBELLUM and BRAIN STEM. It is formed by the posterior third of the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid (SPHENOID BONE), by the occipital, the petrous, and mastoid portions of the TEMPORAL BONE, and the posterior inferior angle of the PARIETAL BONE.
| Descriptor ID |
D003388
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.830.200 A02.835.232.781.750.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Cranial Fossa, Posterior- Cranial Fossa, Posterior
- Cranial Fossas, Posterior
- Fossa, Posterior Cranial
- Fossas, Posterior Cranial
- Posterior Cranial Fossa
- Posterior Cranial Fossas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Posterior" by people in Profiles.
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Predicting Permanent Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion Following Posterior Fossa Tumor Resection in Adults: Updates from the Central Nervous System Tumor Outcome Registry at Emory Group. World Neurosurg. 2022 05; 161:125-126.
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Preliminary observations on the vasomotor responses to electrical stimulation of the ventrolateral surface of the human medulla. J Neurosurg. 2012 Jul; 117(1):150-5.
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Multimodal CT imaging of a posterior fossa stroke. Neurol Sci. 2012 Feb; 33(1):215-6.
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Transseptal approach for extended endoscopic resections of the maxilla and infratemporal fossa. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2009 Jul-Aug; 23(4):426-32.
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Multiple systemic metastases of posterior fossa - primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PF-PNET) in adult: case report. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2003 Mar; 61(1):100-3.