Rathke cleft cysts (RCC)
Evidence-based neurology checklist on rathke cleft cysts (rcc): Pathology These are benign cysts They are remnants of Rathke’s pouch They are sellar or suprasellar in location They may spontaneously regress Epidemiology Clinical features Imaging features Differential diagnosis Treatment Synonym
Pathology
- These are benign cysts
- They are remnants of Rathke’s pouch
- They are sellar or suprasellar in location
- They may spontaneously regress
Epidemiology
Clinical features
Imaging features
Differential diagnosis
Treatment
Synonym
References
- Trifanescu R, Ansorge O, Wass JA, Grossman AB, Karavitaki N. Rathke's cleft cysts. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2012; 76:151-160.
- Zada G. Rathke cleft cysts: a review of clinical and surgical management. Neurosurg Focus 2011; 31:E1.
- Sandeep S, Rajesh N, Anwar CS, Premkumar K. Rathke cleft cyst with occulomotor palsy: an unusual presentation. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 75:1028-1030.
- Han SJ, Rolston JD, Jahangiri A, Aghi MK. Rathke's cleft cysts: review of natural history and surgical outcomes. J Neurooncol 2014; 117:197-203.
