Martin Heinrich Rathke (1793–1860) and his pouch and cyst

Histochemistry of Rathke pouch tumours.

Giant Rathke cleft cyst.

The preoperative diagnosis for an unusual skull base lesion was chordoma. The combination of imaging, pathologic, and surgical findings suggests the diagnosis of Rathke cyst.

Rathke cleft cyst: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.

OBJECTIVE To highlight diagnostic and therapeutic issues about Rathke cleft cysts for otorhinolaryngologists. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed data collected on Rathke cleft cysts between 1978 and 1998: presenting symptoms, visual acuity, surgical treatment, complications, recurrences, and effect on daily activity. RESULTS Twenty-nine patients were diagnosed...

The Morphology and Pathology of the Pharyngeal Pouch of Rathke

The pharyngeal pouch or bursa pharyngea was first described by Rathke in 1838.1 It is now a place of great interest both to the surgeon and to the scientist: here post-nasal adenoids have their birthplace, and probably the oesophagus has its ancestry. The pouch of Rathke is a tubular recess at the upper and posterior wall of the pharynx, not at all infrequent in the adult, commoner in children,...

CASE REPORT Intrasphenoidal Rathke Cleft Cyst

H. Megdiche-Bazarbacha K. Ben Hammouda A.B. Aicha R. Sebai L. Belghith M. Khaldi S. Touibi SUMMARY: Symptomatic Rathke cleft cysts (RCC) are reported in the sellar and suprasellar regions, but no case of sphenoidal RCC has been reported. We report a case of sphenoidal RCC in a 41-year-old man. The lesion was revealed by headaches and diplopia. Symptoms disappeared transiently after a spontaneou...