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.
2009-02-06
Eng.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetterstrasse 55, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany.
J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2009 Mar;37(2):83-6
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