title: Giant epidermal cyst of the tarsal plate.
abstract: A 35-year-old male patient presented with a right upper eyelid mass with mechanical ptosis. The patient gave no history of trauma or surgery. On examination, there was a huge cystic mass fixed to the tarsal plate. Excisional biopsy with tarsectomy was done. Histopathology sections demonstrated a keratin-filled cyst arising from the tarsus. A thorough Pubmed search did not reveal an epidermal cyst of the tarsal plate of this size which was successfully managed. The incision was made in such a way that postoperative ptosis would be avoided. Excess skin was removed during the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, NKPSIMS & Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Mohana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male