Symptomatic Rathke's Cleft Cyst with Pituitary Adenoma: Case Report

Neurosurgery ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 657-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven E. Swanson ◽  
William F. Chandler ◽  
Joseph Latack ◽  
Katerina Zis
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Pituitary Adenoma ◽  
Operative Treatment ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Diagnostic Evaluation ◽  
Rathke’S Cleft Cyst ◽  
Rathke's Cleft Cyst ◽  
Visual Symptoms ◽  
Rathke's Cleft

Abstract A rare case of a pituitary adenoma found in association with a symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst in a 34-year-old woman presenting with headaches, visual symptoms, and amenorrhea is described. The diagnostic evaluation and operative treatment of these coincident lesions are discussed.

scholarly journals A Pituitary Adenoma Combined with a Rathke's Cleft Cyst : A Case Report

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriko Takasugi ◽  
Tomotsugu Ichikawa ◽  
Kimihiro Yoshino ◽  
Shunichiro Fujimoto ◽  
Akira Nishimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Pituitary Adenoma ◽  
Rathke’S Cleft Cyst ◽  
Rathke's Cleft Cyst ◽  
Rathke's Cleft

Simultaneous Symptomatic Rathke's Cleft Cyst and GH Secreting Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report

Pituitary ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas J. Bader ◽  
Kawanaa D. Carter ◽  
Richard E. Latchaw ◽  
William G. Ellis ◽  
Jason A. Wexler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Pituitary Adenoma ◽  
Rathke’S Cleft Cyst ◽  
Rathke's Cleft Cyst ◽  
Rathke's Cleft

Rathke's cleft cyst mimiking pituitary apoplexy: a case report

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines Barka ◽  
Faiza Bensmaine ◽  
Moctar Bah ◽  
Clara Bouche ◽  
Jean Francois Gautier
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Pituitary Apoplexy ◽  
Rathke’S Cleft Cyst ◽  
Rathke's Cleft Cyst ◽  
Rathke's Cleft

scholarly journals Rathke’s cleft cyst presentation mimicking craniopharyngioma: Case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 104-106
Author(s):  
Faisal A. Farrash ◽  
Maher Hassounah ◽  
Hala A. Helmi ◽  
Eyas Othman ◽  
Naif H. Alotaibi
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Rathke’S Cleft Cyst ◽  
Rathke's Cleft Cyst ◽  
Rathke's Cleft

scholarly journals GH-Producing Pituitary Adenoma and Concomitant Rathke’s Cleft Cyst: A Case Report and Short Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryota Tamura ◽  
Satoshi Takahashi ◽  
Katsura Emoto ◽  
Hideaki Nagashima ◽  
Masahiro Toda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pituitary Adenoma ◽  
Sella Turcica ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Pituitary Hormones ◽  
Rathke’S Cleft Cyst ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Mr Images ◽  
Rathke's Cleft Cyst ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri ◽  
Rathke's Cleft

Concomitant pituitary adenoma (PA) and Rathke’s cleft cyst (RCC) are rare. In some cases, such PA is known to produce pituitary hormones. A 53-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of lacunar infarction in the left basal ganglia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) incidentally showed a suprasellar mass with radiographic features of RCC. When he consulted with a neurosurgical outpatient clinic, acromegaly was suspected based on his appearance. A diagnosis of growth hormone- (GH-) producing PA was confirmed from hormonal examinations and additional MRI. Retrospectively, initial MR images also showed intrasellar mass that is compatible with the diagnosis of PA other than suprasellar RCC. The patient underwent endonasal-endoscopic removal of the PA. Since we judged that the RCC of the patient was asymptomatic, only the PA was completely removed. The postoperative course of the patient was uneventful and GH levels gradually normalized. Only 40 cases of PA with concomitant RCC have been reported to date, including 13 cases of GH-producing PA. In those 13 cases, RCC tended to be located in the sella turcica, and suprasellar RCC like this case appears rare. In a few cases, concomitant RCCs were fenestrated, but GH levels normalized postoperatively as in the cases without RCC fenestration. If radiographic imaging shows typical RCC, and PA is not obvious at first glance, the possibility of concomitant PA still needs to be considered. In terms of treatment, removal of the RCC is not needed to achieve hormone normalization.

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