Congenital dermoid inclusion cyst over the anterior fontanel in Chinese children

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.

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Congenital Subgaleal (Epidermoid) Inclusion Cyst of the Anterior Fontanel in a Mexican Female Child: Case Report

Neurosurgery ◽

10.1227/00006123-198304000-00014 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 451-453 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Román Garza-Mercado ◽

Dagoberto Tamez-Montes

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Epidermoid Cyst ◽

Female Child ◽

Hair Follicles ◽

Sweat Glands ◽

Intracranial Extension ◽

Radical Excision ◽

Anterior Fontanel ◽

Inclusion Cyst ◽

Epidermoid Inclusion Cyst

Abstract A 30-month-old Mexican girl with an inclusion subgaleal cyst located over the anterior fontanel is described. This is the first such case ever diagnosed at our institution and, we believe, the first reported from Mexico. Radical excision of the lesion was accomplished. The internal table of the skull was eroded, but no intracranial extension was noticed. As the cyst contained no hair follicles nor any sebaceous or sweat glands, it was histologically classified as an epidermoid cyst. This is another example of such a lesion in an infant of non-African descent.

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Congenital inclusion cyst of the subgaleal space

Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3171/jns.1982.56.4.0540 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 56 (4) ◽

pp. 540-544 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

A. Basit Chaudhari ◽

Foluso Ladapo ◽

Victor P. N. Mordi ◽

Kalyanpury J. Choudhury ◽

Attia Naseem ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intracranial Extension ◽

Anterior Fontanel ◽

Inclusion Cyst ◽

Content Type ◽

Unusual Type ◽

Subgaleal Space ◽

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✓ An unusual type of congenital subgaleal cyst, either dermoid or epidermoid, was found in 21 Nigerian infants. This entity was located in the midline of the scalp, anywhere from above the nasion to the inion, and occupied the subgaleal space. These cysts were noted soon after birth and gradually enlarged. They had no intracranial extension and were easily excised intact. Clinically, radiologically, and histologically they were similar to congenital inclusion dermoid cysts of the anterior fontanel. The histology and some of the peculiarities of these cysts are described. Although most of these cysts occur at the anterior fontanel, they can occur anywhere in the midline, and the subgaleal space of the anterior fontanel is not the exclusive site, as has been claimed by previous authors.

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