Author/Authors :
Samadian, Mohammad Department of Neurosurgery - School of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Ebrahim Zadeh, Kaveh Department of Neurosurgery - School of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Moradian Kokhdan, Karim Department of Neurosurgery - School of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Razmeh, Saeed Department of Neurology - School of Medicine - Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran , Sharifi, Guive Department of Neurosurgery - School of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Rezaee, Omidvar Department of Neurosurgery - School of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Jamali, Elena Department of Neurosurgery - School of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Sabeti, Shahram Department of Neurosurgery - School of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background and Importance: Symptomatic Rathke’s cleft cyst is a rare lesion that often presents
without any symptoms.
Case Presentation: We report a 40-year-old female with symptomatic Rathke’s cleft cyst located
in the sellar and suprasellar region. She presented with visual disturbance, headache, weight
gain, hypothyroidism and amenorrhea. The patient underwent surgery and the pathological
examination confirmed Rathke’s cleft cyst.
Conclusion: Although the symptomatic Rathke’s cleft cyst is rare, the differential diagnosis must be
done with intrasellar and suprasellar lesions.
