Acromegaly associated with a symptomatic Rathke′s cyst

Autor:	Vishal Gupta, Ashley Grossman, Aneesa Kapadia, Kiran Thorat
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Acromegaly colloid cyst growth hormone excess pituitary adenoma pituitary tumor Rathke′s cyst Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology RC648-665 Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology RC799-869
Zdroj:	Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 140-142 (2011)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2230-8210 2230-9500
DOI:	10.4103/2230-8210.81950
Popis:	Our aim is to describe a case of acromegaly that was associated with symptomatic Rathke′s cyst. We describe a young male student without any significant family history who presented with clinical and biochemical features consistent with growth hormone excess, which was confirmed with dynamic testing. He also described a persistent headache predating symptoms of growth hormone excess by 4 years. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pituitary showed a large sellar mass which was thought to be a somatotroph adenoma. Trans-sphenoidal surgery was performed; however, a colloid lesion was identified by the neurosurgeon that proved to be a Rathke′s cyst. The association of acromegaly with Rathke′s cyst is very rare, with less than 10 cases found to be reported on review of literature. This is the first report from India.
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