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Maria D Garcia1, Diva R Salomao1, Lilly H Wagner1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, USA.
Abstract:
BackgroundOrbital cysts associated with microphthalmia are colobomatous lesions that typically present unilaterally and posterior to the globe. Case Report: A male infant had an orbital cyst associated with microphthalmia located anterior to the globe composed of a neuroglial wall, ependymal-like epithelial lining, with synaptophysin-positive cells resembling the retinal neuronal layer. Conclusion: This orbital cyst may represent a malformation of the eye rather than an encephalocele.
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