Acromegaly Occurring In A Patient With A Pituitary Adenoma, Lymphocytic Hypophysitis, And A Rathke Cleft Cyst
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Rathke Cleft Cyst with a Coexisting Gonadotropin Producing Pituitary Adenoma
Rathke cleft cyst is thought to arise from incomplete obliteration of the lumen of Rathke pouch. The cells of the anterior pituitary lobe, from which pituitary adenomas develop, are also derived from the cells of Rathke pouch. Although Rathke cleft cyst and pituitary adenoma have a shared ancestry, they rarely occur coincidentally. Rathke cleft cysts have been found incidentally in 11% 33% of p...
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The concomitant presence of three histopathologically different entities in the pituitary gland is a rare occurrence. Most publications identify at least two distinct pathologies, mainly, a pituitary adenoma coexisting with a second intrasellar lesion. We present a case of a 71-year-old female referred for evaluation and treatment of acromegaly. Questioning revealed she was experiencing facial ...
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عنوان ژورنال: AACE Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2376-0605
DOI: 10.4158/ep161369.cr