A de novo discharging sinus of the fronto-orbital suture: a rare presentation of a dermoid cyst.
Dermoid cysts are developmental anomalies, resulting primarily from trapped germinal epithelium. In the neck and head region, the most common location is the fronto-orbital upper outer quadrant of the orbit. Because only a few cases of dermoid cysts with discharging sinus of the fronto-orbital area have been reported in the literature, the authors present an unusual case of a frontozygomatic suture dermoid cyst, presenting as a sinus, in an 56-year-old man. The histologic report confirmed that the cystic lesion was a dermoid cyst with a tract. Diagnosis and management are discussed.
Department of Craniofacial and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital and Medical School of Goettingen, Germany.
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D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D020420:Cyst Fluid; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed