December 1998--16 year old female with headaches, lethargy and a sellar/suprasellar mass.
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, Journal Article
Cummings, TJ; Chu, CT; Hulette, CM
Published in: Brain Pathol
April 1999
A 16 year female with a history of developmental delay and shunted hydrocephalus presented with two months of progressive headaches, lethargy and visual disturbances. An MRI of the brain revealed a sellar and suprasellar cystic mass which was absent on a previous MRI six years earlier. The pre-operative clinical diagnosis was pituitary adenoma vs. craniopharyngioma. Histologically, the fibrous wall of the ciliated epithelial-lined cyst was thickened by non-caseating granulomatous inflammation, hemorrhage, hemosiderin, and cholesterol clefts, consistent with cyst rupture. Rathke's cleft cysts are uncommon symptomatic lesions in young people, and must be distinguished from craniopharyngioma.
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Published In
Brain Pathol
ISSN
1015-6305
Publication Date
April 1999
Volume
9
Issue
2
Start / End Page
425 / 426
Location
Switzerland
Related Subject Headings
- Pituitary Neoplasms
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Hydrocephalus
- Humans
- Headache
- Female
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Craniopharyngioma
- Brain
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Cummings, T. J., Chu, C. T., & Hulette, C. M. (1999). December 1998--16 year old female with headaches, lethargy and a sellar/suprasellar mass. Brain Pathol, 9(2), 425–426.
Cummings, T. J., C. T. Chu, and C. M. Hulette. “December 1998--16 year old female with headaches, lethargy and a sellar/suprasellar mass.” Brain Pathol 9, no. 2 (April 1999): 425–26.
Cummings TJ, Chu CT, Hulette CM. December 1998--16 year old female with headaches, lethargy and a sellar/suprasellar mass. Brain Pathol. 1999 Apr;9(2):425–6.
Cummings, T. J., et al. “December 1998--16 year old female with headaches, lethargy and a sellar/suprasellar mass.” Brain Pathol, vol. 9, no. 2, Apr. 1999, pp. 425–26.
Cummings TJ, Chu CT, Hulette CM. December 1998--16 year old female with headaches, lethargy and a sellar/suprasellar mass. Brain Pathol. 1999 Apr;9(2):425–426.
Published In
Brain Pathol
ISSN
1015-6305
Publication Date
April 1999
Volume
9
Issue
2
Start / End Page
425 / 426
Location
Switzerland
Related Subject Headings
- Pituitary Neoplasms
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Hydrocephalus
- Humans
- Headache
- Female
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Craniopharyngioma
- Brain