Rathke's cleft cyst associated with hypophysitis : MRI

We report a symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst associated with hypophysitis in a 61-year-old woman. We demonstrate the MRI features and discuss the pathophysiology. To the best of our knowledge this is the first description of a Rathke's cleft cyst shrinking after high-dose steroid therapy.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuroradiology 2000-07, Vol.42 (7), p.532-534
Hauptverfasser:	DAIKOKUYA, H, INOUE, Y, NEMOTO, Y, TASHIRO, T, SHAKUDO, M, OHATA, K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Cortex Hormones - administration & dosage Biological and medical sciences Central Nervous System Cysts - diagnosis Central Nervous System Cysts - drug therapy Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Endocrinopathies Female Humans Hypopituitarism - diagnosis Hypopituitarism - drug therapy Hypothalamus. Hypophysis. Epiphysis (diseases) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurology Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Pituitary Diseases - diagnosis Pituitary Diseases - drug therapy Pituitary Gland - pathology Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst associated with hypophysitis in a 61-year-old woman. We demonstrate the MRI features and discuss the pathophysiology. To the best of our knowledge this is the first description of a Rathke's cleft cyst shrinking after high-dose steroid therapy.
ISSN:	0028-3940 1432-1920
DOI:	10.1007/s002340000311