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12789576

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-5
pubmed:abstractText
Congenital cystic eye arises from failure of invagination of the primary optic vesicle. The cyst lacks the usual intraocular structures and contains only abortive derivatives of the anterior and posterior portions of the primary optic vesicle. Because the cystic eye usually occupies a large portion of the orbit and distends the upper eyelid, surgical excision is often carried out. We report a case of congenital cystic eye in which an initial attempt at excision was followed in three months by recurrence of the cyst in the orbit. A second excision appears to have eliminated the cyst since no recurrence has become evident in the ensuing two years. The pathology of the cyst from both excision specimens suggests that the pigmented cells from the posterior portion of the cyst were not included in the first resection. Based on this experience, we conclude that every effort should be made to excise all of the congenital cystic eye when surgical removal is undertaken.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1381-6810
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
117-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Congenital cystic eye: recurrence after initial surgical removal.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports