Apocrine hidrocystoma
Contributor: Jesse Vislisel, MD
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Apocrine hidrocystomas are benign cysts arising from the glands of Moll along the eyelid margins. This photo shows an apocrine hidrocystoma on the upper lid near the medial canthus. The cysts are typically smooth, translucent, and will transilluminate.
Ophthalmic Atlas Images by EyeRounds.org, The University of Iowa are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
last updated: 9/7/2013
