A Case of Congenital Orbital Teratoma.

Choi, Si Hwan; Han, Young Back; Lee, Taik Jong

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1987;28(2):455-461.
Published online February 1, 1987.

A Case of Congenital Orbital Teratoma.

Si Hwan Choi, Young Back Han, Taik Jong Lee

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Korea.
²Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Korea.

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최시환(Si Hwan Choi),한영복(Young Back Han),이택종(Taik Jong Lee)

Abstract

A case of congenital orbital teratoma with marked unilateral proptosis was noted at birth. Patients with congenital orbital teratoma had a uniform clinical picture and were very similar in their morphologia1 pattern, often polycystic and with varied amounts of solid tissue. Six months after birth the tumor and eyeball were totally extirpated through combined efforts of the services of ophthalmology and plastic and reconstructive surgery, and a skin graft was performed. Histological examination revealed components from all three germinal layers and no sign of malignancy. The present case is of particular interest because of the rarity and the typification of congenital orbital teratoma.