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Rathke's cleft cyst
Rathke's pouch is a normal developmental structure that eventually forms the anterior lobe, pars intermedia and pars tuberalis of the pituitary gland. This pouch normally closes, but if not, the remnant cleft gives rise to a large cyst in the pituitary gland.
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A 52-year old female asked:
I have a rathke cleft cyst, is this something to worry about?
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A 35-year old asked:
I am a 6mm rathke's cleft cyst on my pituitary. Do people normally get these removed?
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What to do if I'm a 6mm rathke's cleft cyst on my pituitary. do people usually get these removed?
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Is rathkes cleft cyst treatable?
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Dear doctor, i'm suffering from visual changes, could it be from rathke's cleft cyst?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Do you have any suggestions on how I can get a brain MRI for free? Only went for one MRI after rathke cleft cyst surgery. Can't afford another mri.
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A 32-year old female asked:
Had transsphnenoidal approach (thru nose) drainage of rathke cleft cyst in '07. Can't afford 2nd f-up mri. Consequences unlikely? Optical migraines?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Brain MRI showed a tiny 4MMx3MM Anterolaterally left sided cyst. What sort of cyst would this be called, Rathke Cleft Cyst, arachnoid cyst etc? Which?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have a small Rathke Cleft cyst (4-5mm), feel sleepy at inappropriate times, have very dry skin, EDS and suffer migraines during which I lose my vision. Does the EDS make it likely to burst? Should I have it removed even if my normal vision is fine?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Branchial cleft cyst how common?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Are there any other options than surgery for a branchial cleft cyst?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I just found out I have a brochial cleft cyst on my neck and I was wondering, does every case need surgery for removal or can it just go away?
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A 22-year old asked:
I have a brachial cleft cyst that has leaked fluid for about 2 years. It hasnt drained in weeks and is now uncomfortable. Is this bad?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Explain? Rathe's cleft, epidermoid & arachnoid cysts are in diff., scatrd. foci T2 prolongation affecting the periventricular white matr. bi-lat 4-6mm
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am scheduled to have a branchial cleft cyst removed from my neck and i just found out that I am pregnant. Can i still have the surgery?
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A 46-year old male asked:
I have a recurring bracial cleft cyst that has been treated with augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate). Now that the med has run its course I am experiencing extreme itching especially after showering. I have been off the meds for 4 days.
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2nd opinion for spinal accessory nerve damage had surgery in jan.To remove a branchial cleft cyst and have damage to spinal nerve, had nerve test done and was told physical therapy and see what happens after 3 months. Should i get a second opinion or wha
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A 50-year old asked:
What are the odds of trisomy 18 with 4 cysts, short finger and a cleft lip/palate?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Having pain in butt cleft. When i squeeze buttocks, tenderness in the tissues. I palpate the bones, nothing, no pain. I pull the cleft muscle sideways, achy pain. No superficial signs of pilonidal cyst tho. M27. Scared about chordoma. Please help?
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What is a cyst?
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How big is 11.5 cyst?
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What is a stenes cyst?
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What exactly is a cyst?
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Can you die from a cyst?
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Advice on pinodial cyst?
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What is a thorwaldt cyst?
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What does a cyst feel like?
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How do cysts resolve themselves
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Are fluid filled cysts always benign?
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I am having spleenic cyst.how shall I treat it?
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