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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2017; 12(01): 44-46
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.150003
CASE REPORT

Unusual site of Rathke's cleft cyst: A case report and review of literature

Vivek Agarwal
Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejebhoy Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Deepak Palande
Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejebhoy Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Vernon Velho
Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejebhoy Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Rachana Binayke
Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejebhoy Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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We report an eight years female child of symptomatic giant Rathke's cleft cyst extending from right parasellar, paraventricular region to right fronto-temporo-parietal cortical surface which is an unusual site for Rathke's cyst. MRI Brain scans of patient who presented with diminution of vision in right eye with headache and vomiting revealed a large cystic mass in right parasellar, paraventricular region with peripheral enhancement and midline shift. In this case, we performed the right fronto-temporo-parietal craniotomy with drainage and marsupilization of cyst wall. Histopathologically, it was inflamed Rathke's cleft cyst with focal epithelial metaplasia.

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Rathke cleft cyst - site - unusal


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20 September 2022

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