A Surgical Perspective on the Association between Cystic Lesions of the Pineal Gland (Descartes' Seat of the Soul) and the Pituitary (the Master Gland)

A Surgical Perspective on the Association between Cystic Lesions of the Pineal Gland (Descartes' Seat of the Soul) and the Pituitary (the Master Gland)

Abstract Introduction  Rene Descartes (1596–1650), the famous philosopher and scientist, identified the pineal gland as the only cerebral structure not represented bilaterally, the “seat of the soul”; and the source of rational thought. Pineal cysts (PCs) are often incidentally identified in MRI stu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base Skull base, 2022-06, Vol.83 (S 02), p.e598-e602
Hauptverfasser: Montaser, Alaa S., Cho, Elise Y., Catalino, Michael P., Hanna, Jack, Smith, Timothy R., Laws, Edward R.
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Introduction  Rene Descartes (1596–1650), the famous philosopher and scientist, identified the pineal gland as the only cerebral structure not represented bilaterally, the “seat of the soul”; and the source of rational thought. Pineal cysts (PCs) are often incidentally identified in MRI studies, with a reported prevalence of 1 to 4.3%. Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs) are pituitary lesions accounting for
ISSN:2193-6331
2193-634X
DOI:10.1055/s-0041-1735635