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

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作者
Wenger, M
Simko, M
Markwalder, R
Taub, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bern, Inselspital, Dept Neurosurg, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
[2] Univ Bern, Inselspital, Dept Neuroradiol, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
[3] Univ Bern, Inselspital, Dept Neuropathol, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
关键词
CNS; Rathke's cleft cyst; suprasellar cyst;
D O I
10.1054/jocn.2000.0925
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
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. (C) 2001 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
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