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Pterygopalatine fossa

Case contributed by Behrang Amini
Diagnosis not applicable
Diagram

Pterygopalatine fossa (red) is a complex space bounded by the maxilla, pterygoid process with access to adjacent spaces via the sphenopalatine foramen (pink), Vidian canal (orange), foramen rotundum (green) and pterygomaxillary fissure (yellow). 

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