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ArticleBMJ case reports2024

Spontaneous and asymptomatic rupture of an RCC with resolution of symptoms.

Maaria Chaudhry, Kathleen Botterbush, Justin K Zhang, Jeroen Coppens

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maaria ChaudhryDepartment of Neurosurgery, Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA maariaaisha@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0199-1294
Kathleen BotterbushDepartment of Neurosurgery, Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Justin K ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Jeroen CoppensDepartment of Neurosurgery, Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Saint Louis University Hospital · USUniversity of Utah · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is no standard of care for management of Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs), and protocol for spontaneous rupture or residual capsule fragments is not well documented.Our case involves a Caucasian man in his 80s who presented with muscle weakness, fatigue, bitemporal hemianopia and pain. Further examination demonstrated decreased thyroid and cortisol levels. MRI revealed a 1.6×1.5×1.3 cm sellar homogenous mass with extension into the suprasellar cistern. While the size of the cyst was rather large, a decision was made to follow conservatively with serial MRI. At 3 years, the mass had spontaneously regressed. The patient was asymptomatic without imaging evidence of RCC recurrence at 4-year follow-up.Classic indications for surgical intervention in suprasellar cysts were subtle in our patient and his advanced age made us take a conservative approach. Current data are lacking regarding management of RCCs presenting with endocrine dysfunction. Our case suggests that RCCs presenting with endocrine dysfunction may be managed conservatively with serial imaging-based monitoring.

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Central Nervous System CystsAged, 80 and overHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleRetrospective StudiesRuptureNeuroimagingNeurological injuryNeurologyNeurosurgery

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PMID38471699
PMCPMC10936469
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