-Case Reports-

Congenital Dermoid Cyst at the Anterior Fontanelle: Neuroimaging before and after Fontanelle Closure

Koji Adachi¹, Naoko Ishii², Hiroshi Takahashi³ and Akira Teramoto¹

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
²Sanno Clinic, Tokyo
³Department of Neurosurgery, Kasugai Rehabilitation Hospital

We report on a 2-month-old boy with a dermoid cyst arising at the anterior fontanelle, with observation during both the open and closed stages of the fontanelle. The etiology of this benign, curable tumor is discussed.

J Nippon Med Sch 2012; 79: 291-295

Keywords
dermoid cyst, anterior fontanelle, neuroimaging

Correspondence to
Koji Adachi, Department of Neurosurgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
adachi@nms.ac.jp

Received, October 8, 2011
Accepted, November 17, 2011