A Rathke's Cleft Cyst Presenting with Apoplexy.
10.3340/jkns.2012.52.4.404
- Author:
Ealmaan KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea. bach1158@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Headache;
Hypopituitarism;
Pituitary apoplexy;
Rathke's cleft cyst;
Transsphenoidal approach
- MeSH:
Drainage;
Female;
Headache;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Hypopituitarism;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Pituitary Apoplexy;
Pituitary Neoplasms;
Stroke
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2012;52(4):404-406
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
The occurrence of symptomatic pituitary hemorrhage into a Rathke's cleft cyst (RCC) is extremely rare. The author reports an interesting case of intra- and suprasellar RCC presented with features of pituitary apoplexy. This 62-year-old woman suffered acute headache, mental confusion, and partial hypopituitarism. The characteristics of the magnetic resonance imaging seemed most compatible with a hemorrhagic pituitary adenoma. Transsphenoidal drainage of the cyst contents confirmed the diagnosis of hemorrhagic RCC and resolved the symptoms. All published data on this rare clinical entity are extracted and reviewed.
