Isolated pedunculated congenital corneal dermoid.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate a case of isolated pedunculated congenital corneal dermoid.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
In a 14-day-old infant, the pedunculated portion of the dermoid was removed and confirmed by histopathologic examination. No surgical complication or recurrence was encountered, and the patient is waiting for a rotational autokeratoplasty.


CONCLUSIONS
Prompt treatment of such an unusual tumor is important to allow for visual rehabilitation and development.
Leung
A T
AT
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT.
Young
A L
AL
Fan
D S
DS
Ng
J S
JS
Lam
D S
DS
D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn