A Case of Idiopathic Orbital Sudoriferous Cyst in an Adult.

Moon, Kayoung; Lee, Dong Wook; Ahn, Min

doi:2013.54.6.962

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 54(6); 2013 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2013;54(6):962-965.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2013.54.6.962 Published online June 15, 2013.

A Case of Idiopathic Orbital Sudoriferous Cyst in an Adult.

Kayoung Moon, Dong Wook Lee, Min Ahn

Department of Ophthalmology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea. ahnmin@jbnu.ac.kr

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Department of Ophthalmology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National
University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report a rare case of an idiopathic sudoriferous cyst involving the orbit in an adult. CASE SUMMARY: A 52-year-old male visited our clinic with an orbital mass in the right eye, which had developed 4 months prior to admission. A 2 x 1.5 cm-sized hard orbital mass was palpated in the middle area of the right upper orbit. On sonographic imaging, a well-demarcated tumor was identified that showed no echogenicity. We performed anterior orbitotomy with a lid crease incision. The tumor was completely removed. Histopathological examination showed a solitary cyst lined with two or three layers of cuboidal epithelial cells with scattered goblet cells. The tumor was classified as a sudoriferous cyst. CONCLUSIONS: Sudoriferous cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a well-circumscribed mass lesion involving the orbit in adult patients.

Key Words: Orbit;Sudoriferous cyst