Il lavoro comprende la descrizione dettagliata dell'anatomia microchirurgica del seno cavernoso e della regione parasellare con particolare attenzione posta allo sviluppo embrionale della regione come spiegazione di molteplici variazioni anatomiche che si osservano durante lo studio neuroradiologico e durante l'approccio chirurgico alle lesioni che prendono sviluppo in questa regione. La descrizione dell'anatomia è suddivisa per diversi sistemi organici presenti in questa regione cosi da offrire un'adeguata rappresentazione di ognuna di esse come pure i loro rapporti tridimensionali. Infine vengono messe in risalto quelle particolarità delle strutture anatomiche importanti per l'interpretazione neuroradiologica e per l'impostazione del trattamento chirurgico ed endovascolare.
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