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The electron-microscopical appearance of a Rathke's cleft cyst is described. The cyst lining is seen to consist predominantly of secretory columnar epithelium, both ciliated and non-ciliated. There are also epidermoid cells occurring singly or in squames. The histogenesis of Rathke's cleft cysts, in relation to craniopharyngiomas, is discussed.
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Diengdoh, J.V., Scott, T. Electron-microscopical study of a Rathke's cleft cyst. Acta Neuropathol 60, 14–18 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00685342
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00685342