title: Giant Hidrocystoma of the Orbit Presenting with Inversion and Ptosis of the Upper Eyelid.
abstract: A case of giant hidrocystoma of the orbit in a 57-year-old female causing pain, epiphora and ptosis is reported. The cystic mass was totally excised as a whole. Histopathologic examination revealed eccrine hidrocystoma of the orbit. Hidrocystoma must be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with periocular masses causing pain and ptosis.
authors.affiliation: Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palamar
authors.affiliation: Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.affiliation: Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akalın
authors.affiliation: Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yağcı
keywords: Orbit; eccrine; hidrocystoma; pain; ptosis