BACKGROUND: Epidermal inclusion cysts very rarely occur in the midline in the area of the anterior fontanelle. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report the second case of epidermal inclusion cysts in the midline in the area of the anterior fontanelle in world literature of a 7-month female infant who presented with a slow-growing soft mass located in the midline over the vertex of the head. CONCLUSION: These lesions with clear contents can have all the features of encephalocele on clinical examination, and imaging will show the exact location, but histopathology will confirm the diagnosis.
BACKGROUND: Epidermal inclusion cysts very rarely occur in the midline in the area of the anterior fontanelle. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report the second case of epidermal inclusion cysts in the midline in the area of the anterior fontanelle in world literature of a 7-month female infant who presented with a slow-growing soft mass located in the midline over the vertex of the head. CONCLUSION: These lesions with clear contents can have all the features of encephalocele on clinical examination, and imaging will show the exact location, but histopathology will confirm the diagnosis.
Authors: Anthony V D'Antoni; Orin Imani Donaldson; Cameron Schmidt; Veronica Macchi; Raffaele De Caro; Rod J Oskouian; Marios Loukas; R Shane Tubbs Journal: Childs Nerv Syst Date: 2017-04-10 Impact factor: 1.475