A Case of Ectopic Rathke's Cleft Cyst in the Prepontine Cistern.
10.3340/jkns.2012.52.2.152
- 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:
Prepontine cistern;
Rathke's pouch;
Rathke's cleft cyst;
Sella turcica;
Suprasellar cyst
- MeSH:
Adult;
Central Nervous System Cysts;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Sella Turcica
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2012;52(2):152-155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
A Rathke's cleft cyst (RCC) is a benign pituitary cyst derived from the remnant of Rathke's pouch, and usually presents as an intrasellar lesion with varying degrees of suprasellar extension. However, to date, a description of a primary prepontine RCC with no intrasellar component has not been reported. The author describes an exceptional case of a symptomatic RCC located behind the sella turcica in a 41-year-old woman who presented with severe headache. The author also provides an embryological hypothesis of the development of an ectopic RCC, with a special emphasis on radiologic characteristics.
