Rare case of anterior fontanelle epidermoid/dermoid. 2015

Pradeep Bharti, and Uday Gupta, and Sona Kaushal Bharti
Department of Neurosurgery, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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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