title: Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric frontotemporal pits: report of 2 cases.
abstract: In contrast to more common nasal and cervical lesions, the frontotemporal pit is a rarely encountered lesion that is often associated with a dermoid and may track intracranially. Due to delays in diagnosis, the propensity to spread intracranially, and the risk of infection, awareness of these lesions and appropriate diagnosis and management are important. The authors present 2 cases of frontotemporal pits from a single institution. Epidemiology, presentation, and management recommendations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of 1 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
authors.forename: Morgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bliss
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology-Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery, and.
authors.forename: Ethan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tittler
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Loven
authors.affiliation: Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
authors.forename: Kristen W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Yeom
authors.affiliation: Departments of 1 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sidell
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
keywords: IV = intravenous; craniofacial; dermoid; frontotemporal pit; intracranial