BACKGROUND Goldenhar syndrome (oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia) is a rare congenital anomaly with unknown etiology and consists of non accidental association of hemifacial microsomia, auricular anomalies, epibulbar dermoid and vertebral anomalies. Although some malformations are more frequent in infants of diabetic mothers, developmental defects of first and second branchial arch is not a comm...

Objective: The efficiency and safety of laparoscopic surgery in the management of ovarian dermoid cyst. Material and Methods: Our study included forty patients with diagnosis of unilateral or bilateral dermoid cysts between August 2006 and May 2008 underwent laparoscopic removal of dermoid cysts. All cases were performed at department of obstetrics and Gynecology, women's health centre, Faculty...

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1987;24:249254. 7. Fry CL, Leone CR Jr. Safe management of dermolipomas. Arch Ophthalmol. 1994;112:11141116. 8. Ferry AP, Hein HF. Epibulbar osseous choristoma within an epubulbar dermoid. Am J Ophthalmol. 1970;70:764-766. 9. Marback EF, Stout TJ, Rao NA. Osseous choristoma of the conjunctiva simulating extraocular extension of retinoblastoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2...

Dermoid cysts are benign and congenital ectodermal inclusions. Their occurrence in an intracranial location is quite rare. They constitute 0.1 to 0.7% of all intracranial tumors. Their occurrence in the fourth ventricle and their multicentric feature are extraordinary. A 12-year-old boy was admitted to our clinic with a dermoid cyst with sixth cranial nerve involvement. He had symptoms of incre...

Supratentorial dermoid cysts are uncommon to develop in the cavernous sinus. We present a ruptured dermoid cyst of the cavernous sinus extending into the posterior fossa. The patient was a 32-year-old female who complained occipital headache, blurred vision, and tinnitus over 4 years. Brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed an enhanced tumor in the right cavernous sinus extending into th...

Two cases of osseous choristoma are described. One of the tumours was found in the conjunctiva of the right lower lid, an apparently unique location. The other more typical epibulbar tumour was found in the superior temporal quadrant of the episclera between the lateral and superior rectus muscles. In both instances the tumour was suspected of being a dermoid.

Ovarian dermoid cysts are made up of solid, cystic and fat tissue. These components give rise to characteristic sonographic features such as a fat-fluid level, dermoid mesh and tip of the iceberg sign. The presence of two or more of these typical features can be used to confidently diagnose a dermoid cyst on ultrasound. This 41-year-old woman with a known cystic lesion on her right ovary which,...

Dermoid cysts are malformations that are rarely observed in the oral cavity. Histologically, they can be further classified as epidermoid, dermoid or teratoid. We report a case in which a 25-year-old man developed an epidermoid cyst presenting as a large sublingual swelling causing speech and swallowing difficulties. The differential diagnosis for dermoid cysts includes infections, tumours, muc...

purpose:  to report a patient with pretarsal dermoid cyst. patient and findings: a 2.5-year-old girl presented with a pretarsal upper lid mass and underwent excisional biopsy. a 1.0´1.0 cm cystic mass attached to upper lid tarsus was completely excised. pathologic study of the specimen revealed a dermoid cyst. conclusion: although pretarsal dermoid cyst is rare; it should be considered in all c...