Appearing-disappearing-reappearing Rathke's cleft cyst: An extraordinary finding and review of the literature

Madison Budinich; Jaspreet Johal; Rod J. Oskouian; Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj; R. Shane Tubbs; Elias Rizk

Translational Research in Anatomy (Jun 2016)

Appearing-disappearing-reappearing Rathke's cleft cyst: An extraordinary finding and review of the literature

Madison Budinich,
Jaspreet Johal,
Rod J. Oskouian,
Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj,
R. Shane Tubbs,
Elias Rizk

Affiliations

Madison Budinich: Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
Jaspreet Johal: Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies; Corresponding author. St. George's University, Department of Anatomical Sciences, True Blue, Grenada.
Rod J. Oskouian: Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj: Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA
R. Shane Tubbs: Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
Elias Rizk: Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3
pp. 15 – 17

Abstract

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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

Published in Translational Research in Anatomy

ISSN: 2214-854X (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Human anatomy
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/translational-research-in-anatomy

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