Pediatric sphenoidal Rathke’s cleft cyst

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Kalina, Peter^; | Rykken, Jeffrey

Affiliations: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Note: [] Corresponding author: Peter Kalina, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Tel.: +1 507 284 6036; E-mail: kalina.peter@mayo.edu.

Abstract: We report the case of a 13-year-old boy who underwent a head computed tomography for seizures revealing an incidental very large intrasphenoidal Rathke cleft cyst (RCC). The initial pre-operative differential diagnosis included meningocele and mucocele. It is important to consider a benign entity such as RCC to avoid potential unnecessary aggressive intervention. This is only the second reported case of an intrasphenoidal RCC and it is the first reported case of an intrasphenoidal RCC in the pediatric population.

Keywords: Rathke’s cleft cyst, pediatric, sella

DOI: 10.3233/PNR-2012-040

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 313-316, 2012