It goes through the sphenoid and palatine bones to reach the palate, ending at the greater palatine foramen.
It is situated just anterior to the spine of the sphenoid bone, and just lateral to the foramen ovale.
Invasive adenomas may invade the dura mater, cranial bone, or sphenoid bone.
In the young skull this area is rough and uneven, and is joined to the body of the sphenoid by a plate of cartilage.
Of all cranial meningiomas, about 20% of them are in the sphenoid wing.
Treatment of sphenoid wing meningiomas often depends on the location and size of the tumor.
The lateral wall is formed by the frontal process of zygomatic and more posteriorly by the orbital plate of the greater wing of sphenoid.
In the dog the sphenoid is represented by 8 bones: basisphenoid, alisphenoids, presphenoid, orbitosphenoids, pterygoids.
