title: Mucinous cysts of the pituitary stalk. Report of two cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Panagopoulos
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Jolesz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: el-Azouzi
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*