An entirely suprasellar Rathke's cleft cyst: case report and review of the literature

Rathke's cleft cysts usually present with an intrasellar or a combined intrasellar and suprasellar localization. In this report we present a 58-year-old man with a Rathke's cleft cysts in an entirely suprasellar location with intact diaphragm and intact sella. Although this presentation of...

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Published in:Journal of clinical neuroscience 2001-11, Vol.8 (6), p.564-567
Main Authors: Wenger, Markus, Simko, Marian, Markwalder, Regula, Taub, Ethan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biological and medical sciences
Central Nervous System Cysts - pathology
Central Nervous System Cysts - surgery
CNS, Rathke's cleft cyst, suprasellar cyst
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurology
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary:Rathke's cleft cysts usually present with an intrasellar or a combined intrasellar and suprasellar localization. In this report we present a 58-year-old man with a Rathke's cleft cysts in an entirely suprasellar location with intact diaphragm and intact sella. Although this presentation of a Rathke's cleft cyst is extremely rare, it belongs in the differential diagnosis of entirely suprasellar lesions. The relevant literature is discussed.
ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1054/jocn.2000.0925