Limbal dermoid with ectopic brain tissue. Report of a case and review of the literature.
An 11-year-old Iranian boy had limbal dermoid with ectopic brain tissue as evidenced by histopathologic study. We review the literature dealing with limbal and epibulbar dermoids and discuss the differential diagnosis.
D001921:Brain; D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male