Hee Yoon Cho1, Ho-Seok Sa, Se Woong Kang. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Lacrimal gland choristoma manifesting in the ciliary body is quite rare. We report a case of lacrimal gland choristoma manifesting in the ciliary body, coupled with orbital cellulites, in an infant. CASE: A 10-month-old female infant with swelling and tenderness of the right upper eyelid. OBSERVATIONS: The results of ophthalmic examinations of the patient were consistent with orbital cellulitis. During the funduscopic examination, a fleshy mass was incidentally detected at the superotemporal portion of the ciliary body in the right eye. A local resection of the lesion was carried out. The results of a pathologic examination showed lacrimal gland choristoma of the ciliary body that was accompanied by an epithelia-lined cyst. The patient has had no hypotonia or enlargement of the lesion for 1 year after surgery. CONCLUSION: Lacrimal gland choristoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a ciliary body mass in pediatric patients.
BACKGROUND: Lacrimal gland choristoma manifesting in the ciliary body is quite rare. We report a case of lacrimal gland choristoma manifesting in the ciliary body, coupled with orbital cellulites, in an infant. CASE: A 10-month-old female infant with swelling and tenderness of the right upper eyelid. OBSERVATIONS: The results of ophthalmic examinations of the patient were consistent with orbital cellulitis. During the funduscopic examination, a fleshy mass was incidentally detected at the superotemporal portion of the ciliary body in the right eye. A local resection of the lesion was carried out. The results of a pathologic examination showed lacrimal gland choristoma of the ciliary body that was accompanied by an epithelia-lined cyst. The patient has had no hypotonia or enlargement of the lesion for 1 year after surgery. CONCLUSION: Lacrimal gland choristoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a ciliary body mass in pediatric patients.