Diagnostic Significance of Intracystic Nodules on MRI in Rathke’s Cleft Cyst

Table 1

Imaging findings for patients with Rathke’s cleft cyst.

Case	Age/gender	Symptoms	Hormonal profile	Imaging findings
				Height of; lesions (mm)	MRI signals	Direction of migration
1	50/M	Headache	Normal	13	High T1 and T2	Posterior
2	59/F	Headache, dizziness, blurry vision	Reduced cortisol	22	Low T1, high T2	Posterior
3	59/M	Headache	Reduced estradiol	19	High T1 and T2	Posterior
4	30/M	Headache, blurry vision	Normal	17	Low T1, high T2	Surrounded by pituitary
5	62/F	Blurry vision, loss of consciousness	Reduced prolactin	15	Slightly high T1, low T2	Anterosuperior
6	35/M	Headache	Elevated cortisol and testosterone	15	Low T1, high T2	Posterior
7	22/F	Headache, blurry vision	Elevated prolactin and growth hormone	13 mm (anteroposterior)	High T1 and T2	Cyst located between pituitary and tumor
8	41/F	Galactorrhea, abnormal menstruation	Elevated prolactin and thyroid-stimulating hormone	9	Isointense T1, high T2	Posterior
9	60/F	Dizziness, blurry vision, weakness in extremities	Reduced estradiol	13	Slightly low T1, high T2	Posterior
10	54/F	Headache, dizziness	Reduced estradiol	15	Low T1, high T2	Posterior
11	32/M	Blurry vision	Reduced FSH, LH, and elevated cortisol	13.5	Slightly low T1, Isointense T2	Anterosuperior
12	41/F	Headache, dizziness, abnormal menstruation	Normal	15	High T1 and T2	Posterior
13	28/F	Headache	Reduced FSH and LH	11	Slightly high T1, high T2	Posterior
14	42/F	Headache, polyuria, polydipsia	Elevated estradiol	14	High T1 and T2	Posterior
15	48/F	Headache, dizziness	Elevated T4. Reduced cortisol and estradiol	14	Low T1, high T2	Anterior
16	20/F	Headache	Normal	10	Slightly low T1, high T2	Surrounded by pituitary
17	29/F	Headache, dizziness	Normal	11	Isointense T1, high T2	Surrounded by pituitary
18	46/F	Headache, dizziness, blurry vision	Elevated ACTH, T3, FT3. Reduced TSH, and testosterone	26	Slightly high T1 and T2	Posterior
19	40/F	Headache, abnormal menstruation	Normal	14.6	Isointense T1, slightly high T2	Surrounded by pituitary
20	20/M	Headache, dizziness	Elevated estradiol	7	Isointense T1, high T2	Posterior
21	37/F	Headache, dizziness, abnormal menstruation	Normal	20	Isointense T1, high T2	Posterior
22	54/F	Dizziness, generalized weakness	Reduced estradiol	7.5	High T1, isointense T2	Posterior
23	31/F	Headache	Reduced cortisol	18	Isointense T1, high T2	Posterior
24	34/F	Blurry vision, amenorrhea, galactorrhea	Elevated prolactin. Reduced estradiol	15	High T1, isointense T2	Cyst located between pituitary and tumor