Aim To report on the clinical features of eccrine hidrocystoma involving the eyelid. Methods Data on a series of consecutive patients with histopathologically confirmed diagnosis were reviewed. Results Among 34 patients, 69 tumours were identified. The mean age at diagnosis was 59 years (range 39-91 years). The majority (71%) of patients had only a single tumour. The tumours appeared as a small (median size ¼ 1 mm) clear cystic lesion with 87% located near the eyelid margin. Conclusions The eccrine hidrocystoma is a benign small cystic tumour that characteristically occurs close to but does not involve the eyelid margin.
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