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Facial Medial Dermoid Cyst – A Case Report.
Author(s) -
Sajad Ahmad Salati
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of health science research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-2688
DOI - 10.7324/jhsr.2021.614
Subject(s) - dermoid cyst , anatomy , medicine , computed tomography , head and neck , radiology , surgery
A facial medial dermoid cyst in a 7-year-old male child is presented along with its Computed tomography (CT) imaging scans. The CT scan images depict clear nasal bone indentation with no erosion. Dermoid cysts are a subset of benign heterotopic neoplasms termed choristomas and periorbital dermoid cysts account for up to 9-10% of paediatric of head and neck dermoid cysts. The periorbital dermoid may occur in two variants as per the plane of location: anterior (superficial) or deep. The presented case in this report is of anterior variety at frontonasal suture.

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