title: [Bilateral hidrocystoma of the median canthus. Apropos of a case].
abstract: Cystic lesions of the eyelids are not uncommon and are variable in nature. A case report of a 42-year-old male patient is detailed. A bilateral cystic lesion was clearly visible at both medial canthuses. Surgical resection was performed under local anesthesia, followed by histopathological study of the specimens. This revealed that these lesions were hidrocystomas, of probable eccrine origin. As many different cystic lesions may be encountered on the eyelids (dermoid cysts, epidermic cysts, cystic basal cell carcinomas...), routine histopathological study of surgically removed cystic specimens is mandatory to obtain an accurate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie, Hôtel-Dieu, Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Hermies
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elmaleh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fayet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Renard
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pouliquen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005123:Eye; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Hidrocystome bilatéral de l'angle interne des paupières. A propos d'une observation.