Congenital dermoid inclusion cyst over the anterior fontanel: report of three cases

Congenital dermoid inclusion cyst over the anterior fontanel (CDIC) is an uncommon cystic lesion located over the anterior fontanel. It is a benign and curative lesion and most of the time, can be diagnosed at birth. From 1994 to 2001, three patients were operated with this kind of lesion and after...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2003-06, Vol.61 (2B), p.448-452
Hauptverfasser:	de Aquino, Humberto Belem, de Miranda, Carla Ceres Villas, de Britto Filho, Cyro Alves, Carelli, Edmur Franco, Borges, Guilherme
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child, Preschool Dermoid Cyst - congenital Dermoid Cyst - surgery Female Humans Infant Male NEUROSCIENCES PSYCHIATRY Skull Neoplasms - congenital Skull Neoplasms - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Congenital dermoid inclusion cyst over the anterior fontanel (CDIC) is an uncommon cystic lesion located over the anterior fontanel. It is a benign and curative lesion and most of the time, can be diagnosed at birth. From 1994 to 2001, three patients were operated with this kind of lesion and after reviewing the literature we found 229 cases and only 6 cases described in Brazil. Our objective in this study is to report three more cases.
ISSN:	0004-282X 1678-4227 0004-282X
DOI:	10.1590/S0004-282X2003000300022