Hypophyseal fossa

The hypophyseal fossa is a bony depression within the Sphenoid bone that contains the Pituitary gland.

Anatomy

The hypophyseal fossa marks the deep depression of the Sella turcica between the Tuberculum sellae and the Dorsum sellae. As a rare variant, a Canalis craniopharyngeus may be present in the hypophyseal fossa[^1].

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Schematic illustration of the hypophyseal fossa
Schematic illustration of the hypophyseal fossa (marked in red) in the sphenoid bone. Figure adapted from Gray's Anatomy.

Imaging

Fossa hypophysialis
Fossa hypophysialis (red arrow) on sagittal CT of the skull.

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