Mesenteric dermoid cysts are a rare cause of abdominal pain. Although dermoid cysts occur in many parts of the body there have been only a few case reports involving the bowel mesentery. We present a case of a symptomatic mesenteric dermoid cyst involving the ileocaecal junction in a child.

The complete resection of intracavernous sinus dermoid cysts is very difficult due to tumor tissue adherence to important anatomical structures such as the internal carotid artery (ICA), cavernous sinus, and cranial nerves. As residual dermoid cyst tissue sometimes induces symptoms and repeat surgery may be required after cyst recurrence, minimal invasiveness is an important consideration when ...

BACKGROUND Split cord malformation (SCM) is typically present at a single level but rarely, may be present at multiple levels in the spinal cord and can be associated with a wide array of lesions such as myelomeningoceles, lipomas, teratomas, and dermal sinus tracts (DSTs). CASE DESCRIPTION We describe a case of a 15-month-old female child who presented with high-grade fever and progressive m...

Dermoid cysts, a type of epidermoid cyst, are rare entities with approximately 7% found in the head and neck region [1,2]. When they occur in the oral cavity, they are most often found in the floor of mouth [2,3]. These cysts grow slowly, are wellcircumscribed and are encapsulated [2]. Moreover, they are most commonly found in the sublingual, submental, or submandibular regions [2,4]. Most occu...

Dermoid cysts are the developmental cysts that occur in the head and neck. The vast majority of dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth (DCFOMs) are located in the midline; which is the second most common site of these cysts in the head and neck region. This case report describes a unilateral dermoid cyst in the floor of the mouth in a 19 years old Saudi girl. This lesion appeared as a left sub...

purpose : to report an unusual case of dermoid cyst of the frontal bone case report : we report a case of 28-year-old man with a history of painless progressive proptosis of the left eye. ct-scan was showed a hypodense lesion that mainly located within the frontal bone with only a small intraorbital involvement. excisional biopsy was performed and histopathologic examination was compatible with...

a Mahomedan male patient, about 50 yeais ol age, who came from the village of Kalupura in the district of Backergatij, to be rid of a large swelling which lie ''ad earned aboot on the right side of liis head, according to him tor the best part of M years. There was nothing of special interest in the past history of the case except a rather vague account of some injury to the head, received when...

We report an extremely rare case of a dermoid cyst of the urinary bladder in a 30-year-old female who presented with pain in the left flank and dysuria since 9 months. On imaging (ultrasound and computed tomography), a relatively well-defined mass lesion with areas of fat and calcification was seen arising from the bladder wall. Cystoscopy showed presence of hair on the surface of the lesion. H...