petrosphenoid

[pet″ro-sfe´noid]

pertaining to the petrous portion of the temporal bone and to the sphenoid bone.

pet·ro·sphe·noid

(pet'rō-sfē'noyd),

Relating to the petrous portion of the temporal bone and to the sphenoid bone.

pet·ro·sphe·noid

(pet'rō-sfē'noyd)

Relating to the petrous portion of the temporal bone and to the sphenoid bone.

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(5) The two principal cranial nerve syndromes associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma are retroparotid syndrome (involving cranial nerves IX, X, XI, and XII) and petrosphenoid syndrome (involving cranial nerves III, IV, V, and VI).

Review of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

With the coronal view, the radiologist was able to determine that there was indeed a definite bony destruction in the anterior petrous apex, along with a widening of the petrosphenoid suture line.

Nasopharyngeal abscess and facial paralysis as complications of petrous apicitis: A case report