Nasolabial cyst

Case contributed by Mostafa Elfeky
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Right alar base nasal painless swelling, with snoring for 5 years.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Female
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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.

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