title: Rathke's cleft cyst abscess.
abstract: Pituitary abscesses are rare. Occasionally they will arise in pre-existing pituitary pathology. We report such an occurrence within a Rathke's cleft cyst. On the basis of history and imaging, this was indistinguishable from more commonly encountered pituitary pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. israel@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yacoub
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gomori
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dotan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fellig
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shoshan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spektor
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000293:Adolescent; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence