Presentation
Rathke's cleft cyst histopathology
From the case:
Rathke cleft cyst - histopathology
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Quick section shows tall columnar ciliated epithelial cells, characteristic of Rathke's cleft cyst.
Case Discussion
Rathke cleft cysts, also known as pars intermedia cysts, are non-neoplastic, sellar or suprasellar epithelium-lined cysts arising from the embryologic remnants of Rathke pouch in the pituitary gland.