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Tributary of the cavernous sinus includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
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The correct answer is  Deep Middle cerebral veins drain into the basal veins which drain into the Great cerebral veins that terminate in the straight sinus. Deep Middle cerebral veins neither form direct incoming channels nor direct draining channels for the cavernous sinuses. Ref: Clinical Anatomy By Regions By Richard S. Snell, 6th Edition, Page 808 ; Dural Cavernous Sinus Fistulas: Diagnosis and Endovascular Therapy By Goetz Benndorf, Page 36 ; Atlas of Neuroradiologic Embryology, Anatomy and Variants By J. Randy Jinkins, Page 369