Ec. Tan et T. Takagi, CONGENITAL INCLUSION CYSTS OVER THE ANTERIOR FONTANEL IN JAPANESE CHILDREN - A STUDY OF 5 CASES, Child's nervous system, 9(2), 1993, pp. 81-83
Congenital inclusion cysts over the anterior fontanel are rare in chil
dren in Asia and Europe. However, recent evidence of an increase in ca
ses in both areas has been presented. In the period from 1980 to 1989,
four patients with a dermoid cyst and one with an epidermoid cyst hav
e undergone total excision in our department. Including the previously
reported Japanese cases, the number of recorded Japanese cases is now
15, the number of Asian cases thus corresponding to the number in Eur
ope. Although these lesions are unlikely to have intracranial extensio
ns, noninvasive neuroimaging methods such as computed tomography and m
agnetic resonance imaging are recommended for preoperative investigati
ons.