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Rathke's cleft cysts within a growth hormone producing pituitary adenoma.

Abstract
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.
AuthorsS Nishio, S Fujiwara, T Morioka, M Fukui
JournalBritish journal of neurosurgery (Br J Neurosurg) Vol. 9 Issue 1 Pg. 51-5 ( 1995) ISSN: 0268-8697 [Print] England
PMID7786427 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Growth Hormone
Topics
  • Acromegaly (pathology, surgery)
  • Adult
  • Craniopharyngioma (pathology, surgery)
  • Female
  • Growth Hormone (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Hypophysectomy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary (pathology, surgery)
  • Pituitary Function Tests
  • Pituitary Gland (pathology)
  • Pituitary Neoplasms (pathology, surgery)

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