Sudoriferous Cyst of the Orbit.

Park, Sang Joon; Jang, Jae Woo; Chin, Hee Seung

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1998;39(6):1288-1290.
Published online June 1, 1998.

Sudoriferous Cyst of the Orbit.

Sang Joon Park, Jae Woo Jang, Hee Seung Chin

Department of ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Inha University, Inchon, Korea.

안와에 발생한 Sudoriferous Cyst 1예

박상준(Sang Joon Park),장재우(Jae Woo Jang),진희승(Hee Seung Chin)

Abstract

Sudoriferous cyst usually occurs on the face, and occasionally on the ear and scalp as 8 solitary, translucent, and cystic nodule. In the lid it originates from 3 blocked excretory duct of a Moll`s gland therefore, it typically occurs at the lid margin. But it rarely appears in the orbit. A 3 year-old girl had 8 cystic mass in the inferior orbit of left eye that had been present since birth. Histopathologic examination confirmed diagnosis of a sudoriferous cyst.

Key Words: Moll`s gland;Orbit;Sudoriferous cyst