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

Abstract

Introduction: 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.

• Cataract
• corectopia
• management
• orbital teratoma

Notes

*Presented earlier at Poster at APAO/SOE Busan, Korea (April 13–16, 2012) and “Challenging case” in “Fusion 2012” at Hyderabad, India (February 12–14, 2012).