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MRI in seven cases of Rathke's cleft cyst in infants and children

  • Selected Papers from the 29th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Radiology, Budapest, Hungary, 27 April–1 May, 1992
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Seven MRI observations of presumed Rathke's cleft cysts in infants and children are reported. Age ranged between 6 months and 13 years. Size of the cysts ranged between 4 and 20 mm. While 3 small cysts were detected incidentally, 4 were large enough to cause symptoms secondary to compression of the pituitary gland and suprasellar components. The MRI appearance of the Rathke's cleft cysts varied according to their nature. MRI provides a major contribution to the diagnosis of these lesions; nevertheless, it often remains difficult to differentiate complex Rathke's cleft cysts from cystic craniopharyngiomas. The difficulties related to this differentiation are discussed.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    C. Christophe, S. Hanquinet & N. Perlmutter

  2. Department of Neuropathology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    J. Flamant-Durand

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    C. Heinrichs & E. Sariban

  4. Department of Surgery, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    C. Raftopoulos

  5. Department of Magnetic Resonance, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    C. Segebarth

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Christophe, C., Flamant-Durand, J., Hanquinet, S. et al. MRI in seven cases of Rathke's cleft cyst in infants and children. Pediatr Radiol 23, 79–82 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012389

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