Bilateral Epidermal Inclusion Cysts with Unusual Symmetrical Presentation and Review
Epidermal cysts are benign, slow-growing tumors resulting from the proliferation of epidermal cells. A cyst of the eyelid typically presents as a solitary, elevated, round, and freely mobile subcutaneous mass with smooth, overlying skin during adolescence and late adulthood. Usually, cysts are asymp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DLJO.DLJO_160_23 |
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| Summary: | Epidermal cysts are benign, slow-growing tumors resulting from the proliferation of epidermal cells. A cyst of the eyelid typically presents as a solitary, elevated, round, and freely mobile subcutaneous mass with smooth, overlying skin during adolescence and late adulthood. Usually, cysts are asymptomatic; however, they may become inflamed or secondarily infected. Here, we are reporting a case of bilateral symmetrical epidermal inclusion cyst of the upper eyelid in a 56-year-old female, though epidermal cysts are more common in men. She gave a history of recurrent surgical removal of cysts in both eyes in the past after being misdiagnosed as chalazion. |
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| ISSN: | 0972-0200 2454-2784 |