Journal of neurosurgery
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Journal of neurosurgery · Jun 2010
Case ReportsA partially ossified solid and cystic Rathke cleft cyst.
A Rathke cleft cyst is considered to arise from the remnants of the Rathke pouch, and it consists of single cuboidal or columnar epithelium including cilia and goblet cells, which secrete mucus into the cyst. Magnetic resonance imaging characteristically shows a thin membranous cystic wall that enhances with Gd, and homogeneous intensity of the content suggesting fluid collection. Cases with an irregularly thickened and/or calcified cyst wall, presumably due to chronic inflammation of the wall, are rare. ⋯ Single cuboidal epithelium including goblet cells and cilia was found along this granulation, and the diagnosis was a Rathke cleft cyst. An ossified Rathke cleft cyst is extremely rare, and a solid Rathke cleft cyst has not before been reported. This case illustrates the extremely long and complex nature of this disease.
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Journal of neurosurgery · Jun 2010
Editorial Biography Historical ArticleEditorial. Personal considerations on the history of microneurosurgery.
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Journal of neurosurgery · Jun 2010
Editorial Comment Biography Historical ArticlePersonal considerations on the history of microneurosurgery.