Mucinous cysts of the pituitary stalk. Report of two cases.
This report describes two cases of a mucinous cyst (Rathke's cleft cyst) in the pituitary stalk: the first was found in a 29-year-old woman 5 years following pregnancy and the second in a 30-year-old woman 6 years after pregnancy. The presenting symptoms are analyzed and the diagnosis is discussed, with emphasis on the role of magnetic resonance imaging.
Panagopoulos
K P
KP
Neurosurgical Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jolesz
F A
FA
el-Azouzi
M
M
Black
P M
PM
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*