The symptoms: The teen developed swelling on his left upper eyelid that persisted for a few months but was painless. However, he later noticed two sharp, white projections poking out from the skin above his eye.
What happened next: Doctors examined the teen's eyelid, noting that the spikes had a "fairly smooth surface and were hard on palpation," said Dr. Meghana Tanwar, a medical consultant at the Aravind Eye Hospital in India who co-authored a report of the case. The texture and color of the projections suggested they might be teeth, she told Live Science in an email.
The diagnosis: The scan revealed that the projections were indeed part of a tooth.
Teeth that develop and erupt in abnormal locations are known as ectopic teeth. This umbrella term includes teeth that are in the mouth but erupt outside their typical positions; for instance, in about 2% to 6% of people, their first permanent molars grow "out of place" in the expected line-up of teeth.
The treatment: The doctors surgically removed the ectopic tooth from the patient's eyelid and found that it was a mature canine tooth. It didn't have any features that suggested it was part of a teratoma.
What makes the case unique: This is not the first ectopic tooth in the medical literature, but it was in a very notable location.
"This was a first not just for us but the world over," Tanwar said of the case. "We were very surprised by it."
Other dilemmasPrior to the case, Tanwar had personally seen a tooth in the bottom of the eye socket of a different patient, but it was part of a rare type of mass called an odontogenic choristoma.
For more intriguing medical cases, check out our Diagnostic Dilemma archives.
This article is for informational purposes only and is not meant to offer medical advice.
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