Research Article
Orbital Epidermoid Cysts: A Diagnosis to Consider
Table 1
Frequency of complaints in patients’ own words and clinical signs where a mass with lid swelling is detected in all cases.
| | Signs and symptoms | Number of patients | % |
| | Complaint | | | | Lid swelling/fullness | 13 | 76.47% | | Visible mass | 11 | 64.7% | | Ocular dissimilarity | 7 | 41.17% | | Chronic pain | 3 | 17.64% | | Ocular protrusion | 1 | 5.88% | | Clinical sign | | | | Lid swelling/fullness | 17 | 100 | | Associated with S-shaped deformity | 1 | 5.88% | | Mass | | | | Palpable | 17 | 100% | | Visible | 13 | 76.4% | | With conjunctival part | 9 | 52.94% | | Globe displacement | 6 | 35.29% | | Proptosis | 5 | 29.4% | | Limitation of ocular motility | 5 | 29.4% | | Scar of previous surgery | | | | Skin | 2 | 11.76% | | Conjunctival | 2 | | | Diplopia in primary gaze | — | — |
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