Primary Orbital Teratoma with Tooth in an Adult: A Rare Association with Cataract and Corectopia*

Author： Singh Manpreet   Singh Usha   Gupta Adit   Zadeng Zoramthara  

Publisher： Informa Healthcare

ISSN： 0167-6830

Source： Orbit, Vol.32, Iss.5, 2013-10, pp. : 327-329

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Abstract

AbstractIntroduction: Orbital teratoma is a known cause of proptosis in neonates but it is rare in adults.Case report: An adult female presented with primary orbital teratoma with a well formed tooth inside the multicystic mass. Anterior orbitotomy with cyst excision was done with retrieval of a canine tooth.Comment: This report documents a unique case of orbital teratoma presenting in an adult with well formed canine tooth inside. Microcornea, corectopia and cataract were other distinctive coexisting features of our case.

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