Diaphragma sellae
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
32967008
Diaphragma sellae
Definition
The diaphragma sellae or sellar diaphragm is the circular fold of dura mater that almost completely roofs the fossa hypophyseos in the sphenoid bone of the skull. It retains the pituitary gland in the fossa hypophyseos, with only the infundibulum of the pituitary gland passing through it.
Also known as sellar diaphragm — per UBERON
The Diaphragma sellae is a part of the Nervous.
Also identified as
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Diaphragma sellae meningioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |