Giant Hidrocystoma of the Orbit Presenting with Inversion and Ptosis of the Upper Eyelid
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Melis PALAMAR ONAY, Banu YAMAN, Taner AKALIN, AYŞE YAĞCI
TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2017, vol 47, pp 113-114
DOI: 10.4274/tjo.76093
Summary
A case of giant hidrocystoma of the orbit in a 57-year-old female causing pain, epiphora and ptosis is reported. The cystic mass was totally excised as a whole. Histopathologic examination revealed eccrine hidrocystoma of the orbit. Hidrocystoma must be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with periocular masses causing pain and ptosis.