Appearing-disappearing-reappearing Rathke's cleft cyst: An extraordinary finding and review of the literature
Rathke's pouch cysts are uncommonly found on imaging and are usually incidental in nature. Herein, we report a most unusual case of Rathke's pouch cyst verified to have resolved and then 20 years later, to have returned. The germane literature regarding such a phenomenon is reviewed. We be...
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2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Rathke's pouch cysts are uncommonly found on imaging and are usually incidental in nature. Herein, we report a most unusual case of Rathke's pouch cyst verified to have resolved and then 20 years later, to have returned. The germane literature regarding such a phenomenon is reviewed. We believe this to be the first report of a patient with an appearing, disappearing, and reappearing Rathke's cleft cyst. Keywords: Sella turcica, Pituitary gland, Skull base, Anomaly, Imaging |
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| Item Description: | 2214-854X 10.1016/j.tria.2016.08.002 |