Symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst with a co-existing pituitary tumor; Brief review of the literature
Pituitary adenomas and Rathke's cleft cysts (RCCs) share a common embryological origin. Occasionally, these two lesions can present within the same patient. We present a case of a 39-year-old male who was found to have a large sellar lesion after complaints of persistent headaches and horizontal nystagmus. Surgical resection revealed components of a RCC co-existing with a pituitary adenoma. A brief review of the literature was performed revealing 38 cases of co-existing Rathke's cleft cysts and pituitary adenomas. Among the cases, the most common symptoms included headache and visual changes. Rathke's cleft cysts and pituitary adenomas are rarely found to co-exist, despite having common embryological origins. We review the existing literature, discuss the common embryology to these two lesions and describe a unique case from our institution of a co-existing Rathke's cleft cyst and pituitary adenoma.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst with a co-existing pituitary tumor; Brief review of the literature ; volume:8 ; number:04 ; year:2013 ; pages:183-187
Asian journal of neurosurgery ; 8, Heft 04 (2013), 183-187
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Babu, Ranjith
Back, Adam
Komisarow, Jordan
Owens, Timothy
Cummings, Thomas
Britz, Gavin
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10.4103/1793-5482.125662
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022120112252926228821
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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