Congenital dermoid cyst of the anterior fontanel in mestizo-mulatto children.
OBJECTIVE
Twenty-seven cases of histologically confirmed congenital dermoid cysts of the anterior fontanel in children are reported.


METHODS
The age, sex and race of each patient was recorded.


CONCLUSIONS
Ages ranged between 2 months and 6 years. There was a female predominance, and 77.7% of these patients were children of mixed race. Surgical excision resulted in complete cure without complications or recurrences.
Fermín
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Section of Neurosurgery, Hospital Infantil Dr. R. Reid C., Ave Abraham Lincoln No. 2, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. sfermin@codetel.net.do
Fernández-Guerra
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López-Camacho
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Alvarez
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000601:surgery*; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D004293:Dominican Republic; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery