Successful Low-Dose Intracavitary Irradiation of a Rathke's Cleft Cyst with Colloidal Rhenium-186

J. R. Moringlane; C. Alexander; C.-M. Kirsch

doi:10.1055/s-2001-19936

min - Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Table of Contents

Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2001; 44(4): 218-220
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-19936

Original Article

Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Successful Low-Dose Intracavitary Irradiation of a Rathke's Cleft Cyst with Colloidal Rhenium-186

J. R. Moringlane¹ , C. Alexander¹ , C.-M. Kirsch¹

¹Department of Neurosurgery and Nuclear Medicine, University of the Saarland, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany

Abstract

Symptomatic recurrence of an histologically verified intra- and suprasellar Rathke's cleft cyst (RCC) was observed 4 months following transsphenoidal microsurgery. The space-occupying cyst was treated by endocavitary irradiation with colloidal rhenium-186 via a previously implanted catheter with an attached subcutaneous reservoir. The calculated dose of 4.4 Gy was able to stop the production of cyst fluid. Follow-up after intracavitary irradiation extends over 13 months. The cyst, with an initial size of 3 × 3 × 4 cm, has been reduced to 1.1 × 1.06 × 1.2 cm. The production of cyst fluid has decreased from 25 - 30 ml within 2 months before treatment to zero. The patient's visual and mental status as well as her quality of life are normal.

Key words

Rathke's Cleft Cyst - Suprasellar Cysts - Endocavitary Therapy - Stereotaxy - Intracavitary Irradiation

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Prof. Dr. J. R. Moringlane

Neurochirurgische Klinik · Universität des Saarlandes

66421 Homburg/Saar

Germany