Non-functioning pituitary adenoma and concomitant Rathke′s cleft cyst
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GH-Producing Pituitary Adenoma and Concomitant Rathke's Cleft Cyst: A Case Report and Short Review
Concomitant pituitary adenoma (PA) and Rathke's cleft cyst (RCC) are rare. In some cases, such PA is known to produce pituitary hormones. A 53-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of lacunar infarction in the left basal ganglia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) incidentally showed a suprasellar mass with radiographic features of RCC. When he consulted with a neurosurgical ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0377-4929
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.85135