Congenital Epithelial Inclusion Cyst of the Eyelid

A 12-day-old newborn presented with a bluish, brilliantly transilluminating swelling of the right temporal upper eyelid (Figures 1A –1B) noted to have been present since birth. Initially smaller, it consistently enlarged from birth to involve almost half of the upper eyelid length at presentation. No history of any sort of trauma was elicited. Due to progressive growth of the cyst, severe mechanical ptosis, and a potential ris k of deprivational amblyopia, surgical excision was performed. Histopathology showed a multilocular epithelial inclusion cyst with the lumen showing pseudopapillary

Source: Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - September 20, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: David S. Walton, MD Source Type: research