The value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of a rare congenital dermoid cyst of the anterior fontanelle in an infant

Peter T Adenigba¹, Taiwo A Lawal², Peter O Elemile³, Francis Onakpoma⁴, Ademola J Adekanmi^5
1 Department of Radiology, Ibadan, Nigeria
² Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
³ Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
⁴ Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
⁵ Department of Radiology, Ibadan, Nigeria; Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Correspondence Address: Dr. Ademola J Adekanmi
Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. Nigeria

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

A dermoid cyst is a benign lesion that may occur in different parts of the body. A dermoid cyst of the subgaleal space over the anterior fontanelle is rather uncommon. We present a case of congenital dermoid cyst of the anterior fontanelle in a 3-month-old male infant, underscoring the value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and highlighting the classical clinical, sonographic, surgical, and pathological findings.

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