Rathke cleft cyst (RCC) is a benign cyst of the sellar region, often an incidental finding on intracranial imaging studies.
Vast majority are intrasellar in location; uncommonly, the ...
Most often asymptomatic, but symptoms can result from compression of surrounding structures, depending on the size of the cyst: pituitary gland and stalk, optic nerves and chiasm, and...
Asymptomatic RCC merits conservative management and clinical observation.
Symptomatic RCC can effectively be drained/surgically excised (see surgical indications below).
Endocr...
Brain MRI to be repeated in the immediate postoperative period and then again at the 3-month follow-up visit. Further MRIs may then be performed annually for 5 ye...
Park JK, Lee EJ, Kim SH. Optimal surgical approaches for Rathke cleft cyst with consideration of endocrine function. Neurosurgery. ...
RCC is a benign cyst of the sellar region, often an incidental finding on intracranial imaging studies.
Symptoma...
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