# Dumbbell-shaped Dermoid Cyst Extending to Temporal Fossa from Zygomatico-frontal Suture Defect

## Authors

- Mehmet H Atalar ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3076-8072)) — Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine
- Ayse Vural Ozec ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6236-7252)) — Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine
- Nisa Baspinar ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4240-6001)) — Nazilli State Hospital

## Article information

- **Journal:** The Ulutas Medical Journal (Ulutas Med J), ISSN 2149-388X
- **Issue:** Volume 5, Issue 3 (2019), pages 229–232
- **Article type:** Case Report
- **Published online:** 2019-09-07
- **DOI:** [10.5455/umj.20190706072248](https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20190706072248)
- **Licence:** [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
- **Article page:** https://www.ulutasmedicaljournal.com/?mno=54732
- **PDF:** https://www.ulutasmedicaljournal.com/pdf/54732.pdf

## Abstract

Background: Dermoid cysts are the most common orbital tumors in infants and children. They are most commonly localized in the zygomatico-frontal suture line in the periorbital region. There is a tunnel or canal in the bone wall around 1/3 of the cases. Case Presentation: In this article, a case with dermoid cyst localized in the zygomatico-frontal suture line is presented with CT and MRI findings. Conclusion: Although their diagnosis and therapy are straightforward, it should be remembered that their clinical signs will be diversified and their surgical treatment complicated due to compressive effects of the deep component. CT and MRI are effective tools for diagnosis of these lesions and the determination of their extent.

## Keywords

Dermoid Cyst; Imaging; Orbit; Zygomatico-frontal suture

## How to cite

Atalar MH, Ozec AV, Baspinar N. Dumbbell-shaped Dermoid Cyst Extending to Temporal Fossa from Zygomatico-frontal Suture Defect. Ulutas Med J. 2019;5(3):229-232. doi:10.5455/umj.20190706072248

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