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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 58
| Issue : 1 | Page : 69--73 |
Is there a need to diagnose Rathke's cleft cyst pre operatively?
A Raghunath1, S Sampath1, B Indira Devi1, BA Chandramouli1, G Jagath Lal1, Yasha T Chickabasaviah2, Rose Dawn Bharath3
1 Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
2 Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
3 Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
B Indira Devi
Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.60402
Background: Rathke's cleft cyst is a rare benign sellar lesion. The exact preoperative diagnosis of this lesion by clinical and radiological features is difficult. Hence it is often misdiagnosed as craniopharyngioma. Aim: To identify the radiological pointers for pre operative diagnosis of Rathke's cleft cyst. Materials and Methods: This study presents the details of nine patients who were operated in our institution between 1998 and 2008. Radiological and histopathological variations were studied. Results: The possibility of Rathke's cleft cyst was considered pre operatively in one patient only. On reviewing the images, characteristic imaging findings were observed in a few cases. Conclusion: As minimally invasive trans-sphenoidal approach is sufficient for treating these lesions, pre operative diagnosis is important.
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