Presentation
Right alar base nasal painless swelling, with snoring for 5 years.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Nasolabial cyst
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Right alar nasal soft tissue swelling, rounded and well circumscribed, with bulging into the right nasal cavity. The adjacent maxillary bone is not involved.
Case Discussion
This was proven to be a developmental nasolabial cyst.
Nasolabial or nasoalveolar cysts arise adjacent to the bone at the root apex of the incisors just beneath the lip. Nasolabial cysts are primarily soft-tissue based. If large, they may scallop the adjacent bone.