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Rathke's cleft cyst - claw sign

Case contributed by Amro Omar , 14 Dec 2014
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Amro Omar, 14 Dec 2014

Updates to Case Attributes

Title was changed:
Rathke's cleft cyst with "Claw" sign
Status changed from draft to published (public).
Published At was set to .

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Non enhancing cystic suprasellar mass with hypointense non enhancing hypointense intracystic nodule and claw sign in post contrast study

Incidental finding of chronic sphenoid sinusitis

Updates to Study Attributes

Modality was set to MRI.
Findings was added:

Note the "Claw" sign = enhancing rim of compressed pituitary surrounding nonenhancing cyst

Images Changes:

Image MRI (T1 C+) ( update )

Plane Projection was set to Sagittal.
Aux Modality was set to T1 C+.

Image 1 MRI (T1 C+) ( create )

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