ea0016p112 | Clinical cases | ECE2008
Petrou Vassilios
, Papachilleos Petros
, Valvis Nikolaos
, Ioannidis Dimitrios
, Tertipi Athanasia
, Georgoulas Thomas
, Chadjiathanasiou Charalambos
, Papathanasiou Asteroula
Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs) are non-neoplastic sellar lesions derived from remnants of Rathkes pouch, and mostly asymptomatic. Symptomatic RCCs occur usually in middle-age, are >1 cm, and cause pituitary hypofunction, diabetes insipidus, hyperprolactinemia or visual impairment. In children, RCCs are rare and usually asymptomatic. However, symptomatic cases may present with growth retardation and diabetes insipidus. We report two children with symptomatic RCC manifestin...