A caruncular choristoma presenting as an eyelid mass in an infant.
A 7-week-old patient presented for evaluation of a congenital eyelid mass. Following surgical excision of the lesion, histopathologic diagnosis of caruncular choristoma was made. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of caruncular tissue presenting as an external eyelid mass.
Berbos
Zachary J
ZJ
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
Cameron
C J Douglas
CJ
Pambuccian
Stefan
S
Summers
C Gail
CG
D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003228:Conjunctiva; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery