Nasal Dermoid - A Series of Ten Cases and Review of Literature

Congenital nasal swellings are commonly encountered in pediatric practice. Differential diagnosis includes dermoid cyst, meningoencephalocele, glioma, benign tumors. Here we discuss 10 cases of nasal dermoid which were studied between January 2022 - December 2022 to obtain clinical data for diagnosis and treatment in pediatric population. In total 10 patients in the age group of 1-10 years were included, patients presented either with a swelling on nose or sinus opening on nose or a combination of the two. After radiological investigation, each patient was taken up for excision of sinus/cyst and 1year follow up was done for each. The objective of this article is to present few cases of nasal dermoid cyst sinus in pediatric patients and to discuss the embryology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and surgical approach of such lesions.