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Published in: Child's Nervous System 2/2012

01-02-2012 | Case Report

Rathke's cleft cysts in children: clinical, diagnostic, and surgical features

Authors: A. Iannelli, C. Martini, M. Cosottini, M. Castagna, F. Bogazzi, L. Muscatello

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 2/2012

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Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs) are malformative, benign lesions located in the sellar and/or suprasellar space; they are thought to arise from remnants of the Rathke pouch, where embryonic cells which are going to form the adenohypophysis join the nervous component that will become the neurohypophysis. These remnants may enlarge causing pituitary dysfunction and visual impairment. Cyst content may be a mucinous material of varying texture; the wall of the cyst is characterized by a well-differentiated, ciliated columnar epithelium. …
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Metadata
Title
Rathke's cleft cysts in children: clinical, diagnostic, and surgical features
Authors
A. Iannelli
C. Martini
M. Cosottini
M. Castagna
F. Bogazzi
L. Muscatello
Publication date
01-02-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1626-3

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