title: Zygomaticofrontal suture defect associated with orbital dermoid cyst.
abstract: The zygomaticofrontal suture is a strong joint needed for protection of the orbit. During infancy its development can be altered by local mechanical factors which prevent its complete union. The following case report of a man with a slowly growing lesion of the left orbit was found to have a large dermoid cyst communicating with the temporal fossa. Presumably, the presence of choristomatous tissue at the junction of the zygomatic and frontal bones prevented normal closure of the joint during infancy. The computed tomographic findings in this condition are pathognomonic of dermoid cyst.
authors.affiliation: Section of Ophthalmology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Samuelson
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Margo
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Pusateri
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003393:Cranial Sutures; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005624:Frontal Bone; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012886:Skull; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015050:Zygoma