Rathke cleft cyst

Rath·ke cleft cyst

(raht'kĕ), an intrasellar or suprasellar cyst lined by cuboidal epithelium derived from remnants of Rathke pouch.

Rath·ke cleft cyst

(raht'kĕ kleft sist) An intrasellar or suprasellar cyst lined by cuboidal epithelium derived from remnants of the Rathke pouch.

Rathke,

Martin H., German anatomist, physiologist, and pathologist, 1793-1860. Rathke bundles - muscular bundles on the lining walls of the ventricles of the heart. Synonym(s): trabeculae carneaeRathke cleft cyst - an intrasellar or suprasellar cyst lined by cuboidal epithelium derived from remnants of Rathke pouch. Synonym(s): Rathke cystRathke columnRathke cyst - Synonym(s): Rathke cleft cystRathke diverticulum - a tubular outgrowth of ectoderm from the stomodeum of the embryo. Synonym(s): pituitary diverticulum; Rathke pocket; Rathke pouchRathke ductRathke fold - two fetal folds of mesoderm.Rathke pocket - Synonym(s): Rathke diverticulumRathke pouch - Synonym(s): Rathke diverticulumRathke pouch tumor - a suprasellar neoplasm, usually cystic, that develops from the nests of epithelium derived from Rathke pouch. Synonym(s): craniopharyngiomaRathke punch