Rathke's cleft cyst with pituitary apoplexy: case report |
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| Authors: | H Nishioka H Ito T Miki T Hashimoto H Nojima H Matsumura |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan Tel.: + 81-3-33 42 61 11 ext. 57 73 Fax: + 81-3-33 40 42 85, JP |
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| Abstract: | We report a Rathke's cleft cyst which presented as pituitary apoplexy, a rare presentation. A 46-year-old woman suffered
sudden headache and visual loss. T1-weighted MRI 3 weeks after this apoplectic episode demonstrated a cystic lesion between
the anterior and posterior lobes of the pituitary, with some high-signal material layering in it. The mass showed spontaneous
regression on an image 3 weeks later. Trans-sphenoidal surgery confirmed the diagnosis of a Rathke's cleft cyst with a haematoma
within it.
Received: 30 September 1998 Accepted: 5 February 1999 |
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| Keywords: | Pituitary tumor Cyst Rathke's cleft Pituitary apoplexy Magnetic resonance imaging |
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