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Orbital intradiploic giant epidermoid cyst
G Blanco1, R Esteban, D Galarreta
1Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (IOBA), Universidad de Valladolid, Ramón y Cajal 7, 47005 Valladolid, Spain. gonzalo@ioba.med.uva.es
Archives of Ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
|May 18, 2001
Abstract:
We report a case of an intradiploic epidermoid cyst of the lateral orbital wall that resulted in proptosis and downward displacement of the left eye. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a bone-destroying mass involving the frontal, sphenoid, and zygomatic bones that extended into the orbit, temporalis, and anterior cranial fossa. Complete surgical removal was performed through a lateral orbitotomy. The lateral wall was reconstructed with a porous polyethylene sheet. The cyst has not recurred after 18 months of follow-up.