title: Rathke's cleft cyst associated with hypophysitis: MRI.
abstract: We report a symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst associated with hypophysitis in a 61-year-old woman. We demonstrate the MRI features and discuss the pathophysiology. To the best of our knowledge this is the first description of a Rathke's cleft cyst shrinking after high-dose steroid therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Medical School, Abeno, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Daikokuya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shakudo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohata
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones