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.
a Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Nishio S Fujiwara T Morioka M Fukui
Acromegaly;Pituitary Adenoma;Rathke's Cleft Cyst;Mri;Treatment