Abstract
Cranial dermoids have the tendency to occur in the midline, especially near fontanelles
and sutures early in the life of a patient. Here we present an unusual case of an
intraosseous dermoid that presented initially as a lytic lesion, off of the midline
and not associated with cranial sutures or fontanelles. The diameter of the lesion
grew to approx 15 mm over time, thus the decision was made to take the child to surgery
for removal of dermoid with the use of neuronavigation and cranioplasty. A dermoid
cyst was confirmed on histopathologic analysis.
Keywords
dermoid cysts - child - frontal bone - neuronavigation
