Rathke cysts

Rathke cysts
Rathke cleft cysts groups of epithelial cells forming small colloid-filled cysts in the pars intermedia of the pituitary gland; they are vestiges of Rathke pouch and are closely related to craniopharyngiomas. Called also craniobuccal c's and craniopharyngeal c's .

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  • Rathke's pouch — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 275 GrayPage = 1277 Caption = Sketches in profile of two stages in the development of the human digestive tube. Caption2 = CarnegieStage = 10 Precursor = GivesRiseTo = anterior pituitary… …   Wikipedia

  • Rathke column cysts duct etc. — Rath·ke column, cysts, duct, etc. (rahtґkə) [Martin Heinrich Rathke, German anatomist, 1793–1860] see under column, cyst, duct, fold, and pouch, see craniopharyngioma, and see trabeculae cranii, under trabecula …   Medical dictionary

  • Rathke pouch — a diverticulum from the ectodermal roof of the stomodeum of the embryo that lies adjacent to the floor of the diencephalon; from it the adenohypophysis is developed. Its lumen persists in adults as small colloid filled cysts and clefts at the… …   Medical dictionary

  • intrapituitary cysts — Rathke c s …   Medical dictionary

  • craniobuccal cysts — craniopharyngeal cysts Rathke c s …   Medical dictionary

  • Cyst — A closed sac or capsule, usually filled with fluid or semisolid material. * * * 1. A bladder. 2. An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material, with a membranous lining. SEE ALSO: pseudocyst. [G. kystis, bladder] adventitious c.… …   Medical dictionary

  • Craniopharyngioma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a craniopharyngioma (adamantinomatous). HPS stain. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

  • craniopharyngioma — A suprasellar neoplasm, which may be cystic, that develops from the nests of epithelium derived from Rathke pouch; the histologic pattern, similar to that observed in adamantinomas, consists of nesting of squamous epithelium bordered by radially… …   Medical dictionary

  • endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …   Universalium

  • Pars intermedia — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = pars intermedia adenohypophyseos GraySubject = 275 GrayPage = 1275 Caption = Median sagittal through the hypophysis of an adult monkey. (Pars intermedia labeled at bottom center.) Caption2 = Precursor =… …   Wikipedia

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