An Intragaleal Frontal Dermoid Cyst: A Location Never Reported  

作　　者：Aurélien Ndoumbe Blaise Nkegoum Mathieu Motah Samuel Takongmo 

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon [2]Faculty of Medicine & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon [3]Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon [4]Service of Surgery, Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon

出　　处：《Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery》2014年第3期121-125,共5页现代神经外科学进展（英文）

摘　　要：All dermoid cysts arising at the cranial vault had been reported as being located subgaleally, i.e. under the galea aponeurotica or epicranium. We are presenting a case that we believe to be the first case of an intragaleal dermoid cyst ever reported. An eighteen years old girl presented at our consultation for a midline frontal swelling evolving since 2 years. Neurological examination was normal. The Computed Tomography (CT) scan showed a round shaped heterogeneous mass at the vertex with no intracranial extension. The lesion was excised surgically. It appeared to be located intragaleally (within the epicranium) and composed of hairs and liquefied fat evocative of a dermoid cyst. The diagnosis of dermoid cyst was confirmed on histology. Postoperative outcome was excellent and the patient is symptom-free 16 months after surgery.All dermoid cysts arising at the cranial vault had been reported as being located subgaleally, i.e. under the galea aponeurotica or epicranium. We are presenting a case that we believe to be the first case of an intragaleal dermoid cyst ever reported. An eighteen years old girl presented at our consultation for a midline frontal swelling evolving since 2 years. Neurological examination was normal. The Computed Tomography (CT) scan showed a round shaped heterogeneous mass at the vertex with no intracranial extension. The lesion was excised surgically. It appeared to be located intragaleally (within the epicranium) and composed of hairs and liquefied fat evocative of a dermoid cyst. The diagnosis of dermoid cyst was confirmed on histology. Postoperative outcome was excellent and the patient is symptom-free 16 months after surgery.

关 键 词：DERMOID CYST Galea Aponeurotica Epicranium CRANIAL VAULT 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]