An unaesthetic hump on the forehead- case report

Epidermoid cyst is an extremely rare congenital disorder of the oro-facial region which results from entrapped epidermal elements without adnexal appendages in it, and are, histologically benign and slow growing. Dermoid and epidermoid cysts is seen in the oro-facial region with incidence of 7% and is less than 0.01% of all oral cavity cysts. Here we report a case of epidermal cyst in the region of anterior fontanelle.