Rathke's cleft cyst associated with hypophysitis: MRI.
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.
Daikokuya
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Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Medical School, Abeno, Japan.
Inoue
Y
Y
Nemoto
Y
Y
Tashiro
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T
Shakudo
M
M
Ohata
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K
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
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones