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J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2018; 79(01): 086-089
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1603635
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

En Plaque Pituitary Adenoma within a Rathke's Cleft Cyst: Report of Three Cases

Ismail Latifaci
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul Reyap Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Celal Iplikcioglu
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul Reyap Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Mehmet Tokmak
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Erdinc Ozek
3   Department of Neurosurgery, Bezmialem Vakif Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi, Istanbul, Turkey
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05 April 2017

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Abstract

Concomitant pituitary adenomas and Rathke's cleft cysts (RCCs) are rare. These coexisting lesions are difficult to diagnose preoperatively due to their variable signal intensity on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and position of the RCC. We describe three cases of coexisting pituitary adenoma and RCC, and review the relevant literature. In our cases, the RCCs were relatively large and the en plaque adenomas appeared as enhanced cyst walls on MRI examination. We also report the clinical, radiologic, surgical, and histopathologic findings of each case.

Keywords

pituitary adenoma - Rathke's cleft cyst - intracystic adenoma
 

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