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ArticleCancers2023

Correlation Analysis on Anatomical Variants of Accessory Foramina in the Sphenoid Bone for Oncological Surgery.

Andrea Palamenghi, Michaela Cellina, Maurizio Cè, Annalisa Cappella, Chiarella Sforza, Daniele Gibelli

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Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cone beam CT in the evaluation of paranasal sinuses in pediatric cystic fibrosis: radiological findings and dosimetric comparison with conventional maxillofacial CT in children with sinus pathology.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea PalamenghiDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via L. Mangiagalli, 31, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9292-6761
Michaela CellinaReparto di Radiologia, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Piazza Principessa Clotilde, 3, 20121 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7401-1971
Maurizio CèScuola di Specializzazione in Radiodiagnostica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono, 7, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Annalisa CappellaDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via L. Mangiagalli, 31, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4527-4203
Chiarella SforzaDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via L. Mangiagalli, 31, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6532-6464
Daniele GibelliDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via L. Mangiagalli, 31, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9591-1047
University of Milan · ITASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The sphenoid bone presents several anatomical variations, including accessory foramina, such as the foramen meningo-orbitale, the foramen of Vesalius, the canaliculus innominatus and the palatovaginal canal, which may be involved in tumor invasion or surgery of surrounding structures. Therefore, clinicians and surgeons have to consider these variants when planning surgical interventions of the cranial base. The prevalence of each variant is reported in the published literature, but very little information is available on the possible correlation among different variants. Here, 300 CT scans of patients (equally divided among males and females) were retrospectively assessed to investigate the presence of the foramen meningo-orbitale, the foramen of Vesalius, the canaliculus innominatus and the palatovaginal canal. Possible differences in the prevalence of each accessory foramen according to sex were assessed, as well as possible correlations among different variants through the Chi-square test (

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canaliculus innominatusCT-scanforamen meningo-orbitaleforamen of Vesaliuspalatovaginal canalsphenoid bone

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PMID38001601
PMCPMC10670589
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