symptomatic rathke's cleft cyst: a case report

Authors

ahmad kamgar pour from the department of neurosurgery, beheshti hospital, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz

seyyed ali fakhr tabatabai the department of neurosurgery, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, islamic republic of iran.

abstract

a large rathke's cyst was marsupialized into the sphenoid sinus of a 45-year old woman who presented with headache, polydipsia, cessation of menses and diplopia. a brief review of cases is presented.

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medical journal of islamic republic of iran

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