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Published on: April 12, 2024

Extensive Pediatric Rathke's Cleft Cyst with Suprasellar, Intraventricular, and Cerebellopontine Angle Invasion: A

Abdulaziz Hamzah1, Ziad Alzahrani1, Waad M Alghamdi2

  • 1Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
|May 11, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Pediatric Rathke's cleft cysts (RCCs) can present with rare intracranial spread. This case highlights the importance of preserving hypothalamic function during surgery for extensive RCCs, even if it means leaving residual tumor.

Keywords:
Rathke's cleft cystendocrine dysfunctionhydrocephaluspediatric neurosurgerysuprasellar lesion

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