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Suprasellar subarachnoid cysts are rare entities that should be included in the differential diagnosis of parasellar masses. Five new cases are reported and the literature reviewed.
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Fellow in Diagnostic Radiology, supported in part by National Institutes of Health Training Grant GM 01272 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Special Fellow in Neuroradiology, supported in part by National Institutes of Health Grant NS 02615 from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke
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Schimmel, D.H., Weinstein, M. Suprasellar subarachnoid cysts. Neuroradiology 11, 141–146 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00337550
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