Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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Year
: 2012  |  Volume : 60  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 211--213

Giant epidermal cyst of the tarsal plate


Mohana Majumdar1, Rekha Khandelwal1, Anne Wilkinson2 
1 Department of Ophthalmology, NKPSIMS & Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Pathology, NKPSIMS & Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

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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.


How to cite this article:
Majumdar M, Khandelwal R, Wilkinson A. Giant epidermal cyst of the tarsal plate.Indian J Ophthalmol 2012;60:211-213


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Majumdar M, Khandelwal R, Wilkinson A. Giant epidermal cyst of the tarsal plate. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2012 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];60:211-213
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