Nasomaxillary dermoid.
Facial dermoids are uncommon. We present the first case of a nasomaxillary dermoid since Bramann's original 1890 description. A dermoid sinus in this location further supports Bland-Sutton's hypothesis of ectodermal sequestration between embryologic facial prominences. Contralateral cleft lip and palate in our patient suggest a common pathogenesis involving abnormal formation of the maxillary prominences and failure of fusion and merging.
Swanson
Edward W
EW
Department of Plastic Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Matros
Evan
E
Perez-Atayde
Antonio R
AR
Mulliken
John B
JB
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*