Large orbital conjunctival cyst after enucleation.
A 33-year-old man, 28 years after enucleation for a perforating injury, had a four-year history of slowly progressive proptosis of his prosthesis. Examination revealed a spherical mass filling the space normally occupied by the globe. A cyst lined by conjunctival epithelium was encountered on surgical exploration.
D000328:Adult; D003228:Conjunctiva; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications