An entirely suprasellar Rathke's cleft cyst: case report and review of the literature.

Rathke's cleft cysts usually present with an intrasellar or a combined intrasellar and suprasellar localization. In this report we present a 58-year-old man with a Rathke's cleft cysts in an entirely suprasellar location with intact diaphragm and intact sella. Although this presentation of a Rathke's cleft cyst is extremely rare, it belongs in the differential diagnosis of entirely suprasellar lesions. The relevant literature is discussed. Copyright 2001 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.