A 25-day-old boy presented with a left corneal mass and left nasal obstruction.The mass involved the entire cornea with a skinlike surface and protruded outside the palpebral fissure. CT of the orbits disclosed a large cyst coating the entire left cornea, in an eye with a well-formed anterior chamber and a clearly evident lens. CT also revealed left nasal meningo-encephalocele. The eye with the mass was excised. The histopathologic report confirmed the diagnosis of corneal dermoid in an otherwise normally developed eye.This report of a huge dermoid involving the entire corneal diameter and extending into the sclera without ocular alteration posterior to Descemet's membrane is the first such report in the literature.The literature on corneal dermoids is also reviewed.
Research Department	
              
          Research Journal	
              Orbit
          Research Member	
          
      Research Rank	
              1
          Research Vol	
              Volume 21 - Number 4
          Research Website	
              http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1076/orbi.21.4.295.8561
          Research Year	
              2002
          Research_Pages	
              295-299
          Research Abstract	
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