SUMMARY
The “Adeloye-Odeku disease, or congenital dermoid cysts over the anterior fontanelle, is a rare congenital disorder of children initially described at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. The disease is a congenital midline occipital cystic swelling of the head that is operated upon by Neurosurgeons. The case reports by Latunde Odeku and Adelola Adeloye spurred many similar reports from other countries. The report of the disease by the Nigerian Neurosurgeons counts among the world’s most famous case reports.