PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and role of imaging in the evaluation of @entity48 and to determine predictors of @entity397 during surgical excision of @entity48 . METHODS: In this single-center, consecutive, nonrandomized comparative case series, the records of consecutive @entity1 with suspected @entity48 who underwent surgery between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2014, were reviewed retrospectively for demographic information, clinical findings, preoperative imaging, surgical details, and pathology reports. RESULTS: A total of 100 @entity1 were included. Cyst volume was similar between superomedial and superotemporal lesions (P  =  0.61) but greater in @entity1 >10  years of age (P  <  0.001). Immobility of the cyst was present in all complex dermoids (4/4), but there was no difference in the mobility of superotemporal or superomedial cysts (P  =  0.69). Forty-two @entity1 underwent imaging; superomedial lesions were more likely to be imaged than superotemporal lesions (P  =  0.073). All 4 @entity1 with complex dermoids presented with orbital signs and underwent preoperative imaging. None of the remaining 38 @entity1 who underwent imaging had orbital signs, and the results of imaging had no effect on surgical planning. Intraoperative @entity397 occurred in 18 @entity1 . There was no significant difference in @entity397 between superotemporal and superomedial cysts (P  =  0.452). Smaller cyst volume was associated more often with intraoperative @entity397 (P  <  0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative imaging of superomedial and superolateral @entity48 is likely unnecessary unless associated with orbital signs. Intraoperative @entity397 is not influenced by cyst location but does appear to be more likely in smaller cysts.

XXXX : clinical predictors of complex lesions and surgical complications.

@entity48 :: ('MESH:D003884', 'Disease') :: ['dermoid cysts'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity397 :: ('MESH:D012421', 'Disease') :: ['cyst rupture']
@entity48 :: (MESH:D003884,Disease) :: ['Dermoid cysts']
