Adeloye-Odeku cyst in a 65-year-old man, a rare presentation of a very rare disease: Case report and literature review
Adeloye-Odeku cyst or congenital subgaleal inclusion cyst is a congenital midline cystic swelling over the region of the anterior fontanelle and usually under the galea aponeurotica. It is predominantly seen in children, however, there have been few reported cases in young adults. This study is to r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920305326 |
| Summary: | Adeloye-Odeku cyst or congenital subgaleal inclusion cyst is a congenital midline cystic swelling over the region of the anterior fontanelle and usually under the galea aponeurotica. It is predominantly seen in children, however, there have been few reported cases in young adults. This study is to report of 65-year-old man with subgaleal inclusion cyst with psychosocial features who had surgical excision with histopathological confirmation of dermoid cyst.The aim of this study is to report the finding of this rare congenital cyst mostly diagnosed in children in an adult patient. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-7519 |