Eccrine hidrocystoma of the eyelid.
OBJECTIVE
To report on the clinical features of eccrine hidrocystoma involving the eyelid.


METHODS
Data on a series of consecutive patients with histopathologically confirmed diagnosis were reviewed.


RESULTS
Among 34 patients, 69 tumours were identified. The mean age at diagnosis was 59 years (range 39-91 years). The majority (71%) of patients had only a single tumour. The tumours appeared as a small (median size=1 mm) clear cystic lesion with 87% located near the eyelid margin.


CONCLUSIONS
The eccrine hidrocystoma is a benign small cystic tumour that characteristically occurs close to but does not involve the eyelid margin.
Singh
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Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA. SINGHA@CCF.ORG
McCloskey
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Parsons
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D018251:Hidrocystoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*