Rathke's cleft cyst abscess

Pediatr Neurosurg. 2000 Sep;33(3):159-61. doi: 10.1159/000028997.

Abstract

Pituitary abscesses are rare. Occasionally they will arise in pre-existing pituitary pathology. We report such an occurrence within a Rathke's cleft cyst. On the basis of history and imaging, this was indistinguishable from more commonly encountered pituitary pathology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / diagnosis*
  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Adolescent
  • Brain Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Brain Abscess / microbiology*
  • Brain Abscess / pathology
  • Central Nervous System Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Central Nervous System Cysts / microbiology
  • Central Nervous System Cysts / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / microbiology
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology
  • Recurrence