Pediatric Nasal Dermoid

  • Etiology: at foramen cecum of frontal bone, patent foramen cecum / bifid crista galli
  • Imaging: dermal fistula (nasal pit), broad nasal bridge, intracranial fatty mass

Radiology Cases of Nasal Dermoid

MRI of nasal dermoid
Sagittal T1 MRI without contrast of the face (left) shows a small round lesion of high signal intensity at the tip of the nose which on sagittal T1 MRI with contrast and fat suppression (right) is of low signal intensity (fat suppressed) and to have no enhancement. There was no intracranial connection.