Rathke's cleft cysts within a growth hormone producing pituitary adenoma.
Two cases with a unique association of Rathke's cleft cysts and a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma in the same tumour tissue are reported. The embryological pathogenesis, diagnostic evaluation and treatment of these lesions are discussed.
Nishio
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Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Fujiwara
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Morioka
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Fukui
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D000172:Acromegaly / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010901:Pituitary Function Tests; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D013006:Growth Hormone