• Childs Nerv Syst · May 2001

    Congenital dermoid cyst of the anterior fontanel in mestizo-mulatto children.

    • S Fermín, R A Fernández-Guerra, O López-Camacho, and R Alvarez.
    • Section of Neurosurgery, Hospital Infantil Dr. R. Reid C., Ave Abraham Lincoln No. 2, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. sfermin@codetel.net.do
    • Childs Nerv Syst. 2001 May 1;17(6):353-5.

    ObjectsTwenty-seven cases of histologically confirmed congenital dermoid cysts of the anterior fontanel in children are reported.MethodsThe age, sex and race of each patient was recorded.ConclusionsAges ranged between 2 months and 6 years. There was a female predominance, and 77.7% of these patients were children of mixed race. Surgical excision resulted in complete cure without complications or recurrences.

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