Endocrine disorders due to Rathke’s cleft cyst: a clinical case presentation

oleh: Svetlana Vorotnikova, Larisa Dzeranova, Ekaterina Pigarova, Aleksander Vorontsov, Viktoriya Vladimirova, Elena Averkieva

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Endocrinology Research Centre 2016-12-01

Deskripsi

Rathke’s cleft cyst is one of the causes of hyperprolactinemia. It forms due to pituitary malformation during embryonic period. Nowadays the correct diagnosis still possesses some issues with interpretation of visual data and variable clinical picture. The article presents a clinical case of a patient with Rathke’s cleft cyst that was initially managed as prolactinoma.