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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Cranial Fossa, Posterior
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Descriptor Spanish:
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fosa craneal posterior
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Fossa Craniana Posterior
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Synonyms English:
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Clivus
Cranial Fossas, Posterior
Fossa, Posterior Cranial
Fossas, Posterior Cranial
Posterior Cranial Fossa
Posterior Cranial Fossas
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Tree Number:
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A01.456.830.200
A02.835.232.781.750.400
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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NIM when merely locational; X ref CLIVUS: restrict to posterior cranial fossa; other clivus sites are indexed under specific cranial bone, as clivus ossis occipitalis goes under OCCIPITAL BONE; neopl: coord IM with SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS (IM)
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History Note English:
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91(64); was see under SKULL 1964-90
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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3404
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Unique Identifier:
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D003388
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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