Congenital Dermoid Cyst of the Anterior Fontanelle in Turkish Children: Four Case Reports

Four cases of congenital inclusion dermoid cysts located over the anterior fontanelle occurred in male Turkish children aged 6 months to 5 years. These rare cysts presented as slow-growing soft masses over the anterior fontanelle. The cysts were totally removed without recurrence. Dermoid cysts can...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurologia medico-chirurgica 2004, Vol.44(3), pp.150-152
Hauptverfasser:	ASLAN, Özcan, ÖZVEREN, Faik, KOTIL, Kadir, ÖZDEMIR, Bulent, KUSÇUOGLU, Ufuk, BILGE, Turgay
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	anterior fontanelle Child, Preschool congenital dermoid cyst Cranial Sutures Dermoid Cyst - congenital Dermoid Cyst - diagnosis Dermoid Cyst - pathology Dermoid Cyst - surgery European Continental Ancestry Group Follow-Up Studies Humans inclusion cyst Infant Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Skull Neoplasms - congenital Skull Neoplasms - pathology Skull Neoplasms - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Turkey
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Zusammenfassung:	Four cases of congenital inclusion dermoid cysts located over the anterior fontanelle occurred in male Turkish children aged 6 months to 5 years. These rare cysts presented as slow-growing soft masses over the anterior fontanelle. The cysts were totally removed without recurrence. Dermoid cysts can be easily cured because of the absence of intracranial extension.
ISSN:	0470-8105 1349-8029
DOI:	10.2176/nmc.44.150