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 =Benign=
 ==Rathke cleft cyst==
-===General===
+:See ''[[Pituitary#Rathke cleft cyst]]''.
-*Benign counterpart of craniopharyngioma
+*Arises from ''intermediate lobe''.
-*Arises from [[pituitary gland]].
+*Embryonic remnant.
+*Related to ''craniopharyngioma''.
-Radiology:
-*Typically no calcifications.<ref name=emed_rcc>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/343629-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/343629-overview]. Accessed on: 14 November 2010.</ref>
-Radiologic DDx:<ref name=emed_rcc>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/343629-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/343629-overview]. Accessed on: 14 November 2010.</ref>
-*Arachnoid cyst.
-*Craniopharyngioma.
-*Cysticercosis (see ''[[microorganisms]]'').
-*[[Pituitary adenoma]].
-*Epidermoid of brain.
-===Microscopic===
-Features:
-*Lined by cuboidal or columnar epithelial +occasional goblet cells.<ref>URL: [http://www.endotext.org/neuroendo/neuroendo3/neuroendo3.html http://www.endotext.org/neuroendo/neuroendo3/neuroendo3.html]. Accessed on: 27 May 2010.</ref>
-*+/-Squamous metaplasia.
-Image: [http://www.endotext.org/neuroendo/neuroendo3/figures/figure11.jpg Rathke's cleft cyst (endotext.org)].
 ==Pemphigus vulgaris==