Epibulbar osseous choristoma within a dermolipoma: case report and literature review

ABSTRACT

A healthy 18-year-old girl presented with a superotemporal epibulbar mass that was present since birth. Computed tomography revealed a cystic mass with fat-like low-density and a central oval-shaped mass that was isodense to the bone in the superotemporal region of the globe. Histopathology of the excised tumour revealed osseous choristoma and dermolipoma. Our review of literature yielded nine reported cases of epibulbar osseous choristoma within a dermolipoma and we reviewed these cases.

KEYWORDS:

• Osseous choristoma
• dermolipoma
• epibulbar tumour
• computed tomography

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to acknowledge Dr. Hideaki Ito from the Department of Pathology, Aichi Medical University, for his 205 advice on the interpretation of pathological findings.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.

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