title: Radiologic findings of a congenital suprasternal dermoid cyst.
abstract: A congenital cystic mass was detected at the suprasternal notch of a seven-month-old male infant. After radiologic examinations including ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, the cyst was excised and diagnosed as a dermoid cyst. Dermoid cysts of the head and neck are rare lesions, but a midline location is characteristic for these congenital masses. To our knowledge, only two reports have been published, which were similar to our case in localization. Dermoid cysts should be included in the differential diagnosis of midline cysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medicine Faculty of Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey. savranlar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Savranlar
authors.forename: Tülay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Varim
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Numanoğlu
authors.forename: Banu Doğan
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Gün
mesh_terms: D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography