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Dermolipoma: Characteristic CT appearance

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Dermolipomas are choristomas usually located at the external canthus. Clinically they can be confused with dermoid cysts. Preoperative diagnosis of a dermolipoma is important because the surgical approach is less aggressive than for dermoid cysts. We describe the clinical aspects of ten patients with a dermolipoma and demonstrate the posterior extension of these lesions by CT.

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  1. Orbital Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Antonius A. Eijpe & Leo Koornneef

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Johannes Bras

  3. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Ben Verbeeten Jr &  Frans L. M.

  4. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Frans W. Zonneveld

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Eijpe, A.A., Koornneef, L., Bras, J. et al. Dermolipoma: Characteristic CT appearance. Doc Ophthalmol 74, 321–328 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00145816

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