Giant Hidrocystoma of the Orbit Presenting with Inversion and Ptosis of the Upper Eyelid

Abstract

A case of giant hidrocystoma of the orbit in a 57-year-old female causing pain, epiphora and ptosis is reported. The cystic mass wastotally excised as a whole. Histopathologic examination revealed eccrine hidrocystoma of the orbit. Hidrocystoma must be consideredin the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with periocular masses causing pain and ptosis.