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Case Reports
. 2015 Oct-Dec;22(4):528-30.
doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.167825.

Lipodermoid Cyst: A Report of a Rare Caruncular Case

Mohammad Taher Rajabi  1 , Koosha Ramezani  2
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Case Reports

Lipodermoid Cyst: A Report of a Rare Caruncular Case

Mohammad Taher Rajabi et al. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2015 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Ocular lipodermoid cysts and solid dermoid tumors are choristomas which are described as normal tissue growth in an abnormal location. Congenital epibulbar lipodermoid comprises adipose tissue that is covered by connective tissue. They are usually located superotemporally, and basically tend not to involve the peripheral cornea. If the dermoid or lipodermoid is accompanied by other systemic conditions or ocular anomalies in young children, a consultation with an Internist or pediatrician is required to rule out Goldenhar syndrome which is a oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia. This paper reports a unilateral lipodermoid cyst which is remarkable regarding its caruncular origin, in an otherwise healthy adult female.

Keywords: Epibulbar Choristomas; Goldenhar Syndrome; Lipodermoids.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Lipodermoid cyst. External photograph showing whitish avascular lipodermoid lesion arising from the right caruncle
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Histologic section of the lesion, showing the adipose tissue covered by connective tissue matrix, (b) histologic section of the lesion, showing the adipose tissue covered by connective tissue matrix
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