Congenital Subgaleal Cysts over the Anterior Fontanelle in Nigerians
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Subgaleal dermoid cyst of the anterior fontanelle: diagnosis with sonography.
We report the plain film and sonographic findings in six children (2 1/2 months to 5 years old) with a subgaleal dermoid cyst at the anterior fontanelle. Plain films of the skull made in all patients showed a soft-tissue mass superficial to the anterior fontanelle with a normal subcutaneous fat layer above it. In three children, the margins of the anterior fontanelle were beveled to match the c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.46.245.95