Rapid De Novo Aneurysm Formation after Rathke Cleft Cyst Rupture

Jimbo, Hiroyuki; Ichikawa, Makiko; Fukami, Shinjiro; Otsuka, Kenju; Tsurukiri, Jyunya; Sunaga, Shigeki; Ikeda, Yukio

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.032

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“…Common symptoms of symptomatic RCCs include headache, vision loss, visual field defects and pituitary endocrine dysfunction (4). Uncommon symptoms include meningitis (5), pituitary abscess (6) and intracranial aneurysms (7). RCCs can be slow or acute in onset (7).…”

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MRI and pathological features of Rathke cleft cysts in the sellar region

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Nie

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Exp Ther Med

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the MRI and pathological features of Rathke cleft cysts (RCC) in the sellar region. A total of 45 RCC cases were retrospectively analyzed. RCC size, location, intracyst nodules and general signals, as well as the posterior pituitary bright spot (PPBS) were analyzed using MRI-T1 weighted images (T1WI) and T2WI. The relationship between the presence of PPBS and histopathological features was additionally evaluated. On T1WI, there were 18 cases of isointense signal, 16 cases of hyperintense signal, 9 cases of hypointense signal, 1 case of heterogeneous signal and 1 case with a stratification effect, with isointense signal in the upper part and hyperintense signal in the lower part. On T2WI, there were 5 cases of isointense signal, 27 cases of hyperintense signal, 11 cases of hypointense signal and 1 case of the stratification effect. There were 10 cases of PPBS+ and 35 cases of PPBS-. There were no significant differences in the age, sex, cyst location and size between PPBS+ and PPBS- cases. However, PPBS+ cases had significantly lower inflammation than PPBS- cases. A total of 20 cases of intracystic nodules were identified on MRI scans, most of which exhibited T2 -hypointense signals. The shape of RCC nodules varied and there were 17 cases where the nodules were non-adherent to the cyst wall. The MRI signals of RCCs varied and most nodules were floating within cysts. Intracystic nodules are characteristic features of RCCs when observed by MRI and thus are of high diagnostic value. Most patients with RCC were also PPBS-, which may be associated with an increased inflammatory response.

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“…Uncommon symptoms include meningitis (5), pituitary abscess (6) and intracranial aneurysms (7). RCCs can be slow or acute in onset (7). MRI is the primary diagnostic technique for RCCs.…”

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confidence: 99%