Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine (Jan 2015)

Epidermoid Cyst of Orbit in a Newborn

  • Handan Canan,
  • Rana Altan-Yaycioglu,
  • Nebil Bal,
  • Birgin Törer,
  • Bilin Çetinkaya-Çakmak,
  • Hande Gülcan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/848427
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2015

Abstract

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A 3-day-old male newborn presented with a severe proptosis of the left eye leading to exposure keratopathy. He underwent debulking of the cyst and biopsy of the tumour and received the pathological diagnosis of epidermoid cyst of orbit. Clinicopathological features of this rare disease are discussed.