A Case of Ectopic Rathke's Cleft Cyst in the Prepontine Cistern

A Rathke's cleft cyst (RCC) is a benign pituitary cyst derived from the remnant of Rathke's pouch, and usually presents as an intrasellar lesion with varying degrees of suprasellar extension. However, to date, a description of a primary prepontine RCC with no intrasellar component has not...

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Autor principal: Kim, Ealmaan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Neurosurgical Society 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3467375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23091676
http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2012.52.2.152
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Sumario:A Rathke's cleft cyst (RCC) is a benign pituitary cyst derived from the remnant of Rathke's pouch, and usually presents as an intrasellar lesion with varying degrees of suprasellar extension. However, to date, a description of a primary prepontine RCC with no intrasellar component has not been reported. The author describes an exceptional case of a symptomatic RCC located behind the sella turcica in a 41-year-old woman who presented with severe headache. The author also provides an embryological hypothesis of the development of an ectopic RCC, with a special emphasis on radiologic characteristics.

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