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cavernous sinus

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Noun1.cavernous sinus - either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavitycavernous sinus - either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
venous sinus, sinus - a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel


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Complicated ARS presents with orbital complications such as proptosis, preseptal cellulitis, blindness due to cavernous sinus thrombosis or intracranial complications such as meningitis or extradural/subdural abscesses.
The mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (V3) lies external to the cavernous sinus and exits through foramen ovale vertically oriented beneath Meckel's cave.
Examples of otitis media complications include mastoiditis, meningitis, periauricular subperiosteal abscess, epidural or subdural abscess, brain abscess, lateral sinus thrombophlebitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis, and facial paralysis.
 
 
 
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