Internal angular dermoid cyst

Case contributed by Ahmed Abdrabou , 8 Apr 2013
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 18 Apr 2020

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Right internal angular extraconal fat containing lesion displays bright signal in T1 and T2WIs and shows low signal in fat suppression techniques. No enhancement in post contrast-contrast study.

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Orbital dermoid cyst is a fat containing-containing benign lesion that occurs at medial or lateral angle of the orbit. MRI: fat On MRI, fat content appears hyperintense in T1 and T2WIs and confirmation requires fat suppression techniques.

  • -<p><a title="Orbital dermoid cyst" href="/articles/orbital-dermoid-cyst">Orbital dermoid cyst</a> is fat containing benign lesion that occurs at medial or lateral angle of the orbit. MRI: fat appears hyperintense in T1 and T2WIs and confirmation requires fat suppression techniques</p>
  • +<p><a href="/articles/orbital-dermoid-cyst">Orbital dermoid cyst</a> is a fat-containing benign lesion that occurs at medial or lateral angle of the orbit. On MRI, fat content appears hyperintense in T1 and T2WIs and confirmation requires fat suppression techniques.</p>

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  • 1. Chung EM, Murphey MD, Specht CS et-al. From the Archives of the AFIP. Pediatric orbit tumors and tumorlike lesions: osseous lesions of the orbit. Radiographics. 2008;28 (4): 1193-214. <a href="http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/28/4/1193.full">Radiographics (full text)</a> - <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.284085013">doi:10.1148/rg.284085013</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18635637">Pubmed citation</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
  • Chung EM, Murphey MD, Specht CS et-al. From the Archives of the AFIP. Pediatric orbit tumors and tumorlike lesions: osseous lesions of the orbit. Radiographics. 2008;28 (4): 1193-214. <a href="http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/28/4/1193.full">Radiographics (full text)</a> - <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.284085013">doi:10.1148/rg.284085013</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18635637">Pubmed citation</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>

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