Rathke's Cleft Cyst: Case Report.
- Author:
Young Keun KIM
1
;
Nam JUNG
;
Kyung Woo PARK
;
Kyung Gi CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Rathke's cleft cyst;
Craniopharyngioma
- MeSH:
Central Nervous System Cysts;
Craniopharyngioma;
Sella Turcica
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1989;18(3):477-481
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Symptomatic Rathke's cleft cysts may be confined to the sella turcica or extended upward into suprasellar area. Like the more common cystic tumor of this region, the craniopharyngioma, they produce symptoms by compression of the surrounding structures. We report a rare case of a symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst. The importance of the intraoperative differentiation between the cyst and a craniopharyngioma is discussed.
