Lacrimal gland ductal cyst abscess

Purpose: To describe a case of lacrimal gland ductal cyst complicated by se condary infection. Methods: Case report. Results: A 51-year-old woman presented acutely with an enlarging, painful m ass in the superotemporal fornix. Clinical examination, echography, and sur gical evaluation revealed a lacrimal gland ductal cyst with abscess formati on. The lacrimal gland cyst was treated with oral antibiotics in combinatio n with incision, drainage, and marsupialization. Conclusions: Lacrimal gland ductal cysts are rare but must be considered in the differential diagnosis of lacrimal gland and upper eyelid mass lesions . Typically, lacrimal gland ductal cysts develop after chronic inflammation , infection, or trauma. We describe a patient who presented acutely with a lacrimal gland ductal cyst associated with a rare complication of abscess f ormation.