Open AccessEndocrine disorders due to Rathke’s cleft cyst: a clinical case presentation
Author(s) -
Воротникова Светлана Юрьевна,
Дзеранова Лариса Константиновна,
Пигарова Екатерина Александровна,
Воронцов Александр Валерьевич,
Владимирова Виктория Павловна,
Аверкиева Елена Владимировна
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ožirenie i metabolizm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2306-5524
pISSN - 2071-8713
DOI - 10.14341/omet2016445-48
Subject(s) - prolactinoma , presentation (obstetrics) , cyst , medicine , endocrine system , surgery , prolactin , endocrinology , hormone
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.