Report of rare bilateral nasolabial cysts

Summary Purpose Nasolabial cysts are usually unilateral and are quite rare, while bilateral cysts are even rarer. Patient and method Our report concerns a 48-year-old female with bilateral nasolabial cysts. After many years of misdiagnosis she was finally referred to our clinic with a subnasal swell...

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Published in:Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery 2009-03, Vol.37 (2), p.83-86
Main Authors: Marcoviceanu, Marius P., DDS, Metzger, Marc C., MD, DDS, Deppe, Herbert, PhD, DDS, Freudenberg, Nikolaus, PhD, MD, Kassem, Ahmad, MD, Pautke, Christoph, MD, DDS, Hohlweg-Majert, Bettina, MD, DDS
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Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
cyst
Dentistry
Female
Humans
Lip Diseases - pathology
Lip Diseases - surgery
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nonodontogenic Cysts - pathology
Nonodontogenic Cysts - surgery
Nose Diseases - pathology
Nose Diseases - surgery
oral surgical procedures
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
pathology
Surgery
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Summary:Summary Purpose Nasolabial cysts are usually unilateral and are quite rare, while bilateral cysts are even rarer. Patient and method Our report concerns a 48-year-old female with bilateral nasolabial cysts. After many years of misdiagnosis she was finally referred to our clinic with a subnasal swelling of unknown origin. Result Evaluation of the patient's medical history, clinical examination and of a previous CT scan led to the diagnosis of a nasolabial cyst, which was later confirmed by histological examination. Treatment involved the surgical excision. Conclusion A complete surgical excision is recommended using a sublabial approach as the treatment of choice, although transnasal endoscopic marsupialization seems to be a simple and effective alternative. It has been shown that after successful marsupialization, the nasolabial cyst is converted to an air-containing paranasal sinus.
ISSN:1010-5182
1878-4119
DOI:10.1016/j.jcms.2008.11.006