A Case of Rathke`s Cleft Cyst Inflammation Presenting with Diabetes Insipidus
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A Case of Rathke’s Cleft Cyst Inflammation Presenting with Diabetes Insipidus
Rathke's Cleft Cyst (RCC), which is located at the intrasellar region, is considered to be the distended remnants of Rathke's pouch, an invagination of the stomodeum. Lined with columnar or cuboidal epithelium of ectodermal origin, RCC usually contains mucoid material and it is found in 13-22% of normal pituitary glands. The cyst rarely leads to the development of symptoms but, when it does, th...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1226-3303,2005-6648
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2001.16.2.132