Respiratory epithelial cyst of the orbit.
An 88-year-old woman presented with a longstanding superomedial cyst of the orbit complicated by recurrent acute infection. Despite a clinical picture typical for a sino-orbital mucocele, no sinus abnormality was demonstrated. Histopathologic examination revealed a respiratory epithelial lining similar to that of the paranasal sinuses. Possible pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed.
Eggert
J E
JE
Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Harris
G J
GJ
Caya
J G
JG
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed