title: The Empty Sella syndrome secondary to Rathke's cleft cyst.
abstract: A case of Empty Sella secondary to Rathke's cleft cyst, successfully operated on, is reported. Asymptomatic cysts of Rathke's pouch are fairly frequent autopsy observations. They can cause optic-chiasmatic and endocrine symptomatology or, very rarely, an Empty Sella syndrome if the cyst is very large.
mesh_terms: D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis