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Rathke's cleft cyst associated with hypophysitis: MRI

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We report a symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst associated with hypophysitis in a 61-year-old woman. We demonstrate the MRI features and discuss the pathophysiology. To the best of our knowledge this is the first description of a Rathke's cleft cyst shrinking after high-dose steroid therapy.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Medical School, 1-5-7 Asahimachi, Abeno, Osaka 545-8585, Japan Tel.: 81-6-66 45 38 31 Fax: 81-6-66 44 66 55, , , , , , JP

    H. Daikokuya, Y. Inoue, Y. Nemoto, T. Tashiro & M. Shakudo

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Medical School, 1-5-7 Asahimachi, Abeno, Osaka 545-0051, Japan, , , , , , JP

    K. Ohata

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  1. H. Daikokuya
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Received: 18 December 1998 Accepted: 21 July 1999

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Daikokuya, H., Inoue, Y., Nemoto, Y. et al. Rathke's cleft cyst associated with hypophysitis: MRI. Neuroradiology 42, 532–534 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340000311

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