Giant Hidrocystoma of the Orbit Presenting with Inversion and Ptosis of the Upper Eyelid | Zendy

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Giant Hidrocystoma of the Orbit Presenting with Inversion and Ptosis of the Upper Eyelid

Author(s) -

Melis Palamar,

Banu Yaman,

Taner Akalın,

Ayşe Yağcı

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

turkish journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654

H-Index - 10

eISSN - 2147-2661

pISSN - 1300-0659

DOI - 10.4274/tjo.76093

Subject(s) - ptosis , eyelid , orbit (dynamics) , medicine , differential diagnosis , dermatology , surgery , anatomy , pathology , engineering , aerospace engineering

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.

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