BACKGROUND Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs), benign remnants of the Rathke pouch typically arising in the sella, sometimes have suprasellar extension. Purely suprasellar RCCs are rarely reported. OBJECTIVE To compare the presentations, surgical outcomes, and pathology of purely suprasellar RCCs and sellar-based RCCs. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed records, magnetic resonance images, laborator...

A 1 0-year-old boy had a 4-year history of growth retardation , a 10month history of polyuria and polydipsia, and recent onset of frontal headaches. Physical examination revealed a small , prepubescent boy without neurologic or visual-field deficits. His growth curve fell below the fifth percentile for height and weight, and the bone age was delayed. CT showed a round sellar mass that bulged in...

CASE REPORT Case 1 A 31-year-old female consulted for polydipsia and polyuria ongoing since a few weeks. She reported weight gain over the last eight months and amenorhea with galactorhea for the last four months. Physical examination revealed no abnormalities other than a decreased visual acuity in the left eye already noticed by the patient over the past three months. Biochemical and hematolo...

Каменная креветка Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1836 – широко распространенный инвазивный вид, бентофаг-полифаг, значимый в питании рыб, ряде стран промысловый объект. После вселения Балтийское море успешно акклиматизировалась, распространилась, вытеснив аборигенные виды креветок палемонов. Наблюдается недостаток знаний о биологии креветки из морских поселений у берегов Калининградской области. Полу...

Pituitary incidentalomas are a by-product of modern imaging technology. The term 'incidentaloma' is neither a distinct diagnosis nor a pathological entity. Rather, it is a collective designation for different entities that are discovered fortuitously, requiring a working diagnosis based on the input of the radiologist, endocrinologist and often a neurosurgeon. In addition to pathological condit...