Conjunctival cysts of the orbit

This study reviews functionally and anatomically disruptive features of simple conjunctival orbital cysts. A case series review from four oculoplastic practices over 6 years. Eleven patients with simple conjunctival cysts of the orbit were identified. All cysts were excised and evaluated histopathol...

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Published inOphthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 105; no. 11; pp. 2056 - 2060
Main Authors Goldstein, Michael H., Soparkar, Charles N.S., Kersten, Robert C., Orcutt, James C., Patrinely, James R., Holds, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.11.1998
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Conjunctival Diseases - pathology
Conjunctival Diseases - surgery
Cysts - pathology
Cysts - surgery
Female
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
Orbital Diseases - pathology
Orbital Diseases - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors and pseudotumors of the eye, orbit, eyelid, lacrimal apparatus
Human
Orbit(eye) disease
Exploration
Conjunctiva disease
Conjunctiva
Orbit(eye)
Case study
Histopathology
Treatment
Exeresis
Surgery
Cyst
Benign neoplasm
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Summary:This study reviews functionally and anatomically disruptive features of simple conjunctival orbital cysts. A case series review from four oculoplastic practices over 6 years. Eleven patients with simple conjunctival cysts of the orbit were identified. All cysts were excised and evaluated histopathologically. Assessment was made of the length of time from inciting event to presentation, preoperative and postoperative refractive state and ocular motility, the presence or absence of discomfort, and radiographic or clinical evidence of bone remodeling. Six of 11 cysts were presumed to be primary, unrelated to antecedent surgery or trauma. Four of 11 cysts were associated with pain or tenderness, 5 cysts induced ocular motility disturbance, 6 cysts caused observable globe distortion or refractive error change, and 6 cysts remodeled bone. Simple conjunctival cysts of the orbit, traditionally regarded as low-pressure lesions with minimal structural impact, may induce considerable anatomic and functional disruption.
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ISSN:0161-6420
1549-4713
DOI:10.1016/S0161-6420(98)91124-1