title: An entirely suprasellar Rathke's cleft cyst: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Rathke's cleft cysts usually present with an intrasellar or a combined intrasellar and suprasellar localization. In this report we present a 58-year-old man with a Rathke's cleft cysts in an entirely suprasellar location with intact diaphragm and intact sella. Although this presentation of a Rathke's cleft cyst is extremely rare, it belongs in the differential diagnosis of entirely suprasellar lesions. The relevant literature is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Berne, Inselspital, CH-3010 Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wenger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simko
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Markwalder
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Taub
mesh_terms: D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged