Developmental orbital cysts

Developmental orbital cysts correspond to a heterogeneous group of congenital orbital developmental anomalies with a cystic component, ranging from closed sacs lined by an ectodermal epithelium, such as epidermoid and dermoid, to neoplasms such as teratoma :

  • choristoma: benign tumors formed by heterotopic tissue 
  • teratoma 
  • congenital cystic eye
  • colobomatous cyst

See also