A benign sacrococcygeal teratoma was resected from an infant at birth. Four weeks later, intraocular tumors were identified in the right eye. The eye expanded in size and was removed at 16 weeks. A benign cystic intraocular teratoma was identified.
Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA; Department of Dermatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Electronic address:
* Most pediatric eye tumors, like dermoid cysts and chalazia, are benign but can still cause serious health issues due to their location.
* Key types of pediatric eye tumors include vascular lesions, retinoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and certain metastatic lesions like neuroblastoma.
Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dongxia Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.
The study aimed to identify simple geometric parameters that can predict the surgical outcomes of lamellar keratoscleroplasty in patients with corneal limbal dermoids.
A total of 30 patients were analyzed, focusing on seven specific geometric metrics related to the dermoid and their impact on postoperative visual acuity, astigmatism, and scarring.
Key findings indicated that the length of the dermoid invading the cornea was significantly associated with both improved visual acuity and astigmatism after surgery, especially in patients with amblyopia.
Rationale: Corneal dermoids are a rare cause of corneal opacification, consisting of abnormal mesoblastic tissue surrounded by epithelium. Here, we describe the case of a 1-year-old child who had a congenital corneal dermoid in the left eye since birth; thus, the patient underwent tumor excision followed by keratoplasty.
Patient Concern: A 1-year-old girl was brought to the hospital by her parents, who had been noticing a mass on the surface of her left eyeball since birth.
Objectives: The objective of this study is to determine the factors that predict long-term changes in refraction after lamellar keratoscleroplasty in paediatric patients with limbal dermoids.
Methods: A retrospective study of 66 children with limbal dermoids who had lamellar keratoscleroplasty correction with more than 1-year follow-up. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to investigate factors associated with the long term in refractive parameters, including spherical equivalent, astigmatism, and mean keratometry.
Purpose: To describe a rare presentation of a case of intraocular non-teratoid medulloepithelioma with teratoid metastases in ipsilateral intraparotid lymph nodes.
Case Description: A 9-year-old male child with previous history of ciliary body non-teratoid medulloepithelioma presented with a swelling in the right pre-auricular region for 1 month. Magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography-computed tomography showed a right intraparotid mass with enlarged ipsilateral cervical lymph nodes.
