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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 10
| Issue : 3 | Page : 247-249 |
Rare case of anterior fontanelle epidermoid/dermoid
Pradeep Bharti1, Uday Gupta2, Sona Kaushal Bharti3
1 Department of Neurosurgery, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Surgery, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Deparment of Biochemistry, Subharti Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Pradeep Bharti
P-2, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.165679
Anterior fontanelle cysts are rare in occurrence in the area of anterior fontanelle. Most of them are dermoid cysts. Epidermoid cysts are even rarer to be seen. Authors are reporting a rare case of epidermoid cyst located in anterior fontanelle along with two cases of dermoid in this area. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed that a cystic swelling was present in the anterior fontanelle area. Few cases have been reported in the literature. Present case of epidermoid is analysed and available literature is reviewed.
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