2023, Volume 16, Issue 10, pp 1575 – 1578

Therapeutic challenges in epidermal inclusion cysts with periocular localization: case reports

SCImago Journal & Country Rank

Issues

Special Issues

Authors and Affiliations

Corresponding Author: Carmen-Ecaterina Leferman, Department of Pharmacology, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași, Romania E-mail: carmen-ecaterina.leferman@umfiasi.ro

Alin Dumitru Ciubotaru, Department of Neurology, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași, Romania E-mail: alin-dumitru-d-ciubotaru@d.umfiasi.ro

These authors contributed equally

Abstract

Epidermal inclusion cysts in the periocular region are distinctive pathologies exhibiting varied clinical and radiological features, and they should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions near the orbit. This article discusses the clinical and radiological details, along with the surgical results, of two individual cases of epidermal inclusion cysts, with different localization and without any preceding trauma, surgical history, or eyelid inflammation. In the first case, a substantial spherical structure closely connected to the tarsal plate was identified via excisional biopsy, whereas the second case involved a soft, oval tumor located at the outer right orbital corner, as determined clinically and validated through computed tomography. The histological examination showed cysts lined with a keratinized squamous layer, confirming an epidermoid cyst. The surgical removal of the cysts led to esthetically satisfactory outcomes in both cases. The particularity of the presented cases lies in the locations and considerable sizes of the tumors, which have complicated their surgical management. Such instances of epidermal inclusion cysts attached to the tarsus are rarely reported in the literature.

Keywords

About this article

PMC ID: 10835546
PubMed ID: 
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2023-0539

Article Publishing Date (print): 10 2023
Available Online: 

Journal information

ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.


SCImago Journal & Country Rank

Issues

Special Issues