ea0059p126 | Neuroendocrinology and pituitary | SFEBES2018
Gargalas Sergios
, Anguelova Lia
, May Christine
, Halliday Jane
, Cudlip Simon
, Jafar-Mohammadi Bahram
, Joseph Robin
, Pal Aparna
Rathkes cleft cysts (RCC) arise from the embryonic remnants of Rathkes pouch in the anterior pituitary gland. The majority are asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed when the pituitary is imaged for other reasons. RCCs can progress to requiring surgical intervention for hormonal and structural effects. It is unclear what factors determine RCC enlargement and over what period this occurs, hence need for long term follow-up is uncertain. We analysed our conservative...