Primary Conjunctival Epithelial Cyst in the Orbit.
10.3341/jkos.2010.51.6.885
- Author:
Chan Hui YI
1
;
Mi Sun SUNG
;
Hyoung Gyun KIM
;
Kyung In WOO
;
Yoon Duck KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ydkimoph@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Conjunctival epithelial cyst;
Orbit
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Epithelium;
Exophthalmos;
Eye;
Female;
Goblet Cells;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Muscles;
Orbit
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2010;51(6):885-889
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report a case of a primary conjunctival epithelial cyst in the orbit. CASE SUMMARY: A 60-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of proptosis of the left eye, which had developed about 2 years earlier. Upon initial examination, a movable mass was palpated in the medial aspect of the left orbit. Magnetic resonance imaging of the orbit showed a 2.5 cm-sized, ovoid, cystic mass located between the left eyeball and the medial wall of the orbit. Excisional biopsy of the orbital mass was performed. The orbital mass was a well-circumscribed cystic lesion, adherent to the medial rectus muscle. Histological examination revealed that the cyst was lined with multiple layers of cuboidal epithelium with goblet cells. A diagnosis of primary conjunctival cyst was made. CONCLUSIONS: The possibility of primary conjunctival cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis for an orbital cystic mass.
