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Secondary hypophysitis associated with Rathke's cleft cyst resembling a pituitary abscess.

Eri InoueIrfan KesumayadiShingo FujioRyutaro MakinoTomoko HanadaKeisuke MasudaNayuta HigaShigeru KawadeYuichiro NiiharaHirosuke TakagiIkumi KitazonoYutaka TakahashiRyosuke Hanaya
Published in: Surgical neurology international (2024)
We report a case of hypophysitis secondary to RCC resembling PA with ring-shaped contrast enhancement on MRI and increased signal intensity on DWI. This case emphasizes the need for cautious diagnosis of secondary hypophysitis due to RCC in individuals with MRIs and clinical manifestations resembling an abscess.
Keyphrases
  • renal cell carcinoma
  • diffusion weighted imaging
  • magnetic resonance
  • high intensity
  • rare case