Craniopharyngeal canal

Canalis craniopharyngeus

Definition

The craniopharyngeal canal is a rare, well-corticated defect through the midline of the sphenoid bone from the sellar floor to the anterosuperior nasopharyngeal roof.

References

Craniopharyngeal Canal and Its Spectrum of Pathology T.A. Abele, K.L. Salzman, H.R. Harnsberger, C.M. Glastonbury American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2014, 35 (4) 772-777; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3745