J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1975 Sep;16(3):231-234.
A Case of Epidermoid Cyst of the Orbit
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Authors reported one case of huge epidermoid cyst which is located between the eye ball and temporal wall of left orbit. This male patient, aged 33, has been a history of progressive exophthalmos without pain Bince over ten years. At the time of first visit to the hospital, exophthalmometry revealed in 12mm in right eye and 32mm in left eye. And poor vision (20/200) and notable eso-hypotropia with the oomplete limitation of extra ocular muscles of left eye was also observed. By roentgeographic study, significant enlargement of the bony orbit in the left eye was resulted from the tumor. Surgical removal of the huge intraorbital cyst was performed successfully according to the modified Klonlein's technical appoach and the cyst tumor, sized 5 X 3 X 3cm with volume content of about 30cc, was conformed histopathologically.
