Intracranial salivary gland choristoma within optic nerve dural sheath: case report and review of the literature.

Objective: Salivary gland choristomas or their neoplastic derivatives may appear throughout the intracranial space, most frequently in the middle ear or sella. Here, we present the case of a salivary gland choristoma embedded within the optic nerve dural sheath and review the literature of intracranial salivary gland masses.

Case Presentation: A 28-year-old female patient presented with headache and visual complaints.

Effects of anesthetic agents on serum parathyroid hormone and calcium concentrations in mice.

Objective: To determine the effects of three anesthetic regimens on serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) in mice.

Study Design: Prospective experimental study.

Animals: Twenty-seven, 12-week-old, FVB mice.