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Inclusion cyst of anterior fontanelle

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A 10-month-old girl presented with a soft swelling over the head vertex noted at the age of 2 months (figure 1). Physical examination showed a well-defined mass of 2.5 cm ×… Click to show full abstract

A 10-month-old girl presented with a soft swelling over the head vertex noted at the age of 2 months (figure 1). Physical examination showed a well-defined mass of 2.5 cm × 1.5 cm covered by undamaged skin. The lesion was neither pulsating nor painful. Ultrasonography showed a subcutaneous hypoechogenic cystic lesion without vascularisation. MRI showed a homogeneous T1-weighted hypointense and T2-weighted hyperintense non-vascularised mass without intracranial extension (figure 2); CT scans …

Keywords: anterior fontanelle; inclusion cyst; cyst anterior

Journal Title: Archives of Disease in Childhood
Year Published: 2018

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