J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
2023 Feb;64(2):154-157. 10.3341/jkos.2023.64.2.154.
A Case of Orbital Eccrine Hidrocystoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea
- 2Department of Pathology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea
- KMID: 2539920
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2023.64.2.154
Abstract
- Purpose
To report the first domestic case of orbital eccrine hidrocystoma.
Case summary
A 40-year-old man visited our clinic after an orbital mass was discovered in the left eye. Orbital magnetic resonance imaging showed a well-defined 1 cm mass on the superomedial side of the orbit, slightly posterior to the globe. The mass was excised completely without rupture through an incision to the upper eyelid skin. The mass appeared more like a cyst than a hemangioma. The diagnosis of eccrine hidrocystoma was confirmed histopathologically. The patient recovered and there was no recurrence at the 6-month follow-up.
Conclusions
Although orbital eccrine hidrocystoma is very rare, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of orbital tumors.
