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Descriptor English: Sinus Pericranii
Descriptor Spanish: Seno Pericraneal
Descriptor seno pericraneal
Scope note: Anomalía vascular infrecuente en la que existe una comunicación anormal entre la circulación venosa intra y extracraneal por el diploe. Se caracteriza frecuentemente por dilatación de las estructuras venosas de cuero cabelludo debido a un drenaje anormal desde los senos venosos intracraneales. El seno pericraneal puede ser congénito o causado por un traumatismo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Seio Pericrânio
Descriptor French: Sinus pericranii
Tree number(s): C10.500.190.800
C14.240.850.875.750
C16.131.666.190.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020779
Scope note: Rare vascular anomaly involving a communication between the intracranial and extracranial venous circulation via diploe, the central spongy layer of cranial bone. It is often characterized by dilated venous structures on the scalp due to abnormal drainage from the intracranial venous sinuses. Sinus pericranii can be congenital or traumatic in origin.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cranial Sinuses (1971-1999)
Hemangioma (1971-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
DeCS ID: 34312
Unique ID: D020779
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Sinus Pericranii - Preferred
Concept UI M0333262
Scope note Rare vascular anomaly involving a communication between the intracranial and extracranial venous circulation via diploe, the central spongy layer of cranial bone. It is often characterized by dilated venous structures on the scalp due to abnormal drainage from the intracranial venous sinuses. Sinus pericranii can be congenital or traumatic in origin.
Preferred term Sinus Pericranii



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