Adult nasal dermoid sinus cyst

Midline congenital nasal lesions are rarely encountered in adults. We present the case of a 31-year-old man with a nasal dermoid sinus cyst who presented with a nasal dorsal abscess. We review the embryology of nasal dermoid sinus cysts, and we discuss their presentation, evaluation, and management...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2010-08, Vol.89 (8), p.E12-E15
Hauptverfasser:	Chu, Eugene A, Ishii, Lisa E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess - complications Abscess - therapy Administration, Oral Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Biopsy, Fine-Needle Dermoid Cyst - congenital Dermoid Cyst - diagnosis Dermoid Cyst - embryology Dermoid Cyst - surgery Follow-Up Studies Humans Injections, Intravenous Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Nose Diseases - complications Nose Diseases - therapy Nose Neoplasms - congenital Nose Neoplasms - diagnosis Nose Neoplasms - embryology Nose Neoplasms - surgery Rhinoplasty Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Midline congenital nasal lesions are rarely encountered in adults. We present the case of a 31-year-old man with a nasal dermoid sinus cyst who presented with a nasal dorsal abscess. We review the embryology of nasal dermoid sinus cysts, and we discuss their presentation, evaluation, and management in adults.
ISSN:	0145-5613 1942-7522
DOI:	10.1177/014556131008900803