title: Cranial dermal sinuses in childhood and adolescence.
abstract: Forty-six cases of cranial dermal sinus found in patients up to 16 years of age are described: forty cases are recorded from the literature, six are personal cases. The clinical anatomical and radiological features, as well as the surgical findings of these unusual cranial congenital lesions are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012868:Skin Abnormalities; D012886:Skull