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Case report: Ocular malformation with a ‘double globe’ appearance

Colobomatous cyst of the orbit is a rare congenital cystic malformation associated with ocular maldevelopment. Usually, the cyst is associated with a microphthalmic globe. We present a rare case of a unilateral large colobomatous cyst associated with a normal-sized globe, giving the appearance of a...

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Autores principales: Kim, Usha R, Arora, Vipul, Shah, Akash D, Srinivasan, KG
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881108
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.57213
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Sumario:Colobomatous cyst of the orbit is a rare congenital cystic malformation associated with ocular maldevelopment. Usually, the cyst is associated with a microphthalmic globe. We present a rare case of a unilateral large colobomatous cyst associated with a normal-sized globe, giving the appearance of a double globe on imaging.