Rathke cleft cyst

Case contributed by Taejin Min
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

No related symptoms (incidental finding).

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
mri
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Sagittal
T1
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Sagittal
T1 C+
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Coronal
T1
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Coronal
T1 C+
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Coronal
T2
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Coronal
T2
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Round, T1 hyperintense, non-enhancing lesion superior to the enhancing pituitary gland.

Dynamic coronal post-contrast T1 sequence images were obtained at 15 different time points with 6-second intervals.

ct
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Sagittal
non-contrast
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Coronal
non-contrast
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Axial
non-contrast
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A round hyperdense lesion in the Sella.

Case Discussion

The MRI criteria are highly suggestive of Rathke cleft cyst.

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