January 2020
Case Report
An epiglottic vallecular cyst incidentally discovered during cervical spinal magnetic resonance imaging
Epiglottic vallecular cyst
Rasime Pelin Kavak, Meltem Özdemir
Department of Radiology, University of Health Sciences, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
DOI:10.4328/ECAM.10017
Abstract
Laryngeal cyst is a rare entity that constitutes only 4.3-6% of all benign laryngeal tumors and epiglottic vallecular cyst (EVC) is a variant of laryngeal cysts. As EVCs mostly remain asymptomatic in adulthood, they are only fol- lowed-up without any intervention. However, recent studies have shown that EVCs are not as innocuous as they have previously been regarded. Therefore, the detection of these lesions is of clinical importance. The majority of the EVCs are unintentionally discovered by otolaryngologists, anesthesiologists or endoscopists. But they may also be incidentally detected by radiologists during imaging studies performed for another purpose. Here, we present a 41-year-old lady who admitted with complaints regarding her neck and left upper limb and an EVC was detected in her left vallecula during the cervical spinal magnetic resonance imaging study.
Keywords
Epiglottic cyst; Airway obstruction; MRI
Corresponding Author: Rasime P Kavak, Department of Radiology, University of Health Sciences, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey GSM: +90 539 8440544 • E-Mail: drrpelindemir6@hotmail.com
Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-9782-0029
How to cite this article: Rasime Pelin Kavak, Meltem Özdemir. An epiglottic vallecular cyst incidentally discovered during cervical spinal magnetic resonance imaging. Eu Clin Anal Med 2020; 8(1): 1-3
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Isolated pituitary stalk duplication Pituitary stalk duplication
Meltem Özdemir, Rasime Pelin Kavak, Begüm Demirler Şimşir, Tuba Akdağ, Esra Soyer Güldoğan Department of Radiology, University of Health Sciences, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
DOI:10.4328/ECAM.10019
Abstract
Pituitary duplication is a rare anomaly with about 40 cases reported to date. The duplication of the pituitary stalk with a single gland is an exceptionally rare manifestation with only a few case reports in the current literature. Although incidentally discovered cases of pituitary duplication have been reported, patients with this disorder usually present with endocrine disturbance(s) regarding the adenohypophyseal axis and/or with accompanying pathologies such as median cleft face syndrome, craniocervical bony abnormalities, tuberomammillary/ pitu- itary mass(es) or various ocular and vascular disorders. Cross-sectional imaging modalities play a key role in the comprehensive evaluation of these patients. Here, we present a 12-year-old boy who presented with growth retardation and showed pituitary stalk duplication without a duplicated gland or associated findings.
Keywords
Pituitary Duplication; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Pituitary Diseases
Corresponding Author: Meltem Özdemir, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Radyoloji Kliniği. Ziraat mah. Şehit Ömer Halisdemir cad. No:20 Altındağ/ ANKARA
GSM: +90 532 2063399 • P.: +90 312 5962000 • E-Mail: meltemkaan99@gmail.com • Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-2871
How to cite this article: Meltem Özdemir, Rasime Pelin Kavak, Begüm Demirler Şimşir, Tuba Akdağ, Esra Soyer Güldoğan. Isolated pituitary stalk duplication. Eu Clin Anal Med 2020; 8(1): 4-6