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KMID : 0356620070220010074
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Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
2007 Volume.22 No. 1 p.74 ~ p.79
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The Endocrinological Characteristics of Rathke’s Cleft Cyst: Pathologically Confirmed in Seven Cases.
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Yu Su-Kyong
Kim Yeon-Kyeong
Kim Hae-Jin
Kim Dae-Jung
Chung Yoon-Sok
Lee Kwan-Woo
Kim Se-Hyuk
Cho Kyung-Gi
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Abstract
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Rathke’s cleft cyst is a cystic sellar or suprasellar lesion thought to originate from the remnants of Rathke’s pouch. It is characteristically lined by a single layer of ciliated cuboidal or columnar epithelium. Although small asymptomatic Rathke’s cleft cysts have been reported at autopsy in 2~26% of normal pituitary glands, symptomatic cysts are rare. For patients with symptomatic Rathke’s cleft cysts presentation with headache, pituitary dysfunction, and visual loss caused by compression of the optic chiasm in the event of suprasellar extension, is common. We report the endocrine characteristics of seven cases of patients with symptomatic Rathke’s cleft cyst diagnosed with pathologic confirmation.
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KEYWORD
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Endocrinological characteristics, Rathke’s cleft cyst
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