Concurrent growth hormone-producing pituitary adenoma and Rathke's cleft cyst

Alamin Alkundi; Rabiu Momoh; Marcus Nash

doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-250332

Concurrent growth hormone-producing pituitary adenoma and Rathke's cleft cyst

BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Aug 19;15(8):e250332. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-250332.

Authors

Alamin Alkundi^{1

2}, Rabiu Momoh³, Marcus Nash⁴

Affiliations

¹ Diabetes and Endocrinology, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Canterbury, UK alamin.alkundi@nhs.net rabiu.momoh@nhs.net.
² Medical Education, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
³ Intensive Care Medicine, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Ashford, UK alamin.alkundi@nhs.net rabiu.momoh@nhs.net.
⁴ General Medicine, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, UK.

Abstract

A case report describing a finding of concurrent growth hormone-producing pituitary adenoma and a radiologic evidence of Rathke's cleft cyst(RCC) in a middle-aged female is presented. We reviewed the literature and discussed management perspectives for this uncommon finding.

Keywords: Neuroendocrinology; Neuroimaging; Pituitary disorders.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma* / diagnostic imaging
Adenoma* / surgery
Central Nervous System Cysts* / diagnostic imaging
Female
Growth Hormone
Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma* / complications
Humans
Middle Aged
Pituitary Neoplasms* / complications
Pituitary Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Growth Hormone