Central Diabetes Insipidus and Hypothalamic Type of Hypopituitarism Associated with Atypical Location of Rathke's Cleft Cyst

January 2012 in “ Internal Medicine ”

Tomoko Asano, Atsushi Aoki, Masami Sasaki, Aki Ikoma, Hideo Toyoshima, Masanobu Kawakami, Ichiro Fujisawa, San‐e Ishikawa

central diabetes insipidus hypothalamic hypopituitarism Rathke's cleft cyst ACTH LH FSH GH IGF-1 prolactin AVP hypertonic saline antidiuretic hormone growth hormone luteinizing hormone follicle-stimulating hormone adrenocorticotropic hormone

Studysummary In this case study, a 68-year-old woman was diagnosed with central diabetes insipidus and hypothalamic hypopituitarism due to a Rathke's cleft cyst.

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