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Introduction Rathke cleft cysts are cystic sellar and suprasellar lesions arising from remnants of the embryonic Rathke pouch, a structure of ectodermal origin that folds superiorly from the pharynx during the fourth week of gestation. In the sella, Rathke pouch…

Introduction The empty sella turcica was first described in 1949 as a condition where the sella turcica is only partially filled by the pituitary gland, which appears flattened against the sellar floor ( Fig. 19.1 ). Autopsy studies confirm the…