Fistulas and dermoid cysts of the dorsum of the nose are not common. Hagens1 found that up to 1933 there were only 26 cases reported in the literature. However, this number does not correspond to the actual frequency because small dermoids are not rare among infants and young children. Much more seldom are such tumors to be found in older persons, and even less common are the instances recorded in which the dermoid has produced marked changes of the framework of the nose. In the following cases, the patients are older persons; in 1 of these, marked changes of the bony framework of the nose were observed.
REPORT OF CASES
Case 1.—L. G. was a 19 year old girl whose birth was described as "non-instrumental." There was no history of deformities in other members of the family, nor were there any deformities or cysts in any part of the