title: Dermoid cyst of the frontal bone away from the anterior fontanel.
abstract: A case with a midline dermoid cyst of the frontal bone away from the anterior fontanel is reported. Although a few such cases have been reported, detailed descriptions are not given. Possible intracranial extension of these lesions is discussed with review of the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujimaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fujimaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D003399:Craniotomy; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed