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POCHE RATHKE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cancers and Oncology
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hypothalamic glioma
1, record 1, English, hypothalamic%20glioma
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hypothalamus is a part of the brain that is responsible for making hormones that trigger puberty. Brain tumors that grow in the hypothalamus (hypothalamic glioma) can cause young children to begin puberty. 2, record 1, English, - hypothalamic%20glioma
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cancers et oncologie
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gliome hypothalamique
1, record 1, French, gliome%20hypothalamique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les symptômes liés au craniopharyngiome peuvent être semblables à ceux observés en cas d’autres types de tumeur cérébrale(adénome hypophysaire, gliome hypothalamique, kyste de la poche de Rathke, méningiome supra-sellaire…). 2, record 1, French, - gliome%20hypothalamique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hypophysis
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pituitary diverticulum
1, record 2, English, pituitary%20diverticulum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hypophyseal pouch 1, record 2, English, hypophyseal%20pouch
correct
- Rathke's diverticulum 1, record 2, English, Rathke%27s%20diverticulum
correct
- Rathke's pocket 1, record 2, English, Rathke%27s%20pocket
correct
- Rathke's pouch 1, record 2, English, Rathke%27s%20pouch
correct
- craniopharyngeal canal 1, record 2, English, craniopharyngeal%20canal
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tubular outgrowth of ectoderm from the stomodeum of the embryo; it grows dorsal toward the infundibular process of the diencephalon, around which it forms a cup-like mass, giving rise to the pars distalis and pars juxtaneuralis of the hypophysis. 1, record 2, English, - pituitary%20diverticulum
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Rathke diverticulum
- Rathke pocket
- Rathke pouch
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hypophyse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poche de Rathke
1, record 2, French, poche%20de%20Rathke
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- diverticule pituitaire 2, record 2, French, diverticule%20pituitaire
correct, feminine noun
- vésicule pituitaire 2, record 2, French, v%C3%A9sicule%20pituitaire
correct, feminine noun
- saccule hypophysaire de l'embryon 2, record 2, French, saccule%20hypophysaire%20de%20l%27embryon
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La poche de Rathke, dérivée des cellules de la crête neurale, est un recessus transitoire situé entre l'anté-hypophyse en avant(dérivée de la crête neurale) et la post-hypophyse en arrière(diverticule diencéphalique) qui disparait avec le développement du sphénoïde. 1, record 2, French, - poche%20de%20Rathke
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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