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DH340 : The Class : Disorders : Cysts : Cyst Gallery:
Nasolabial Cyst

Etiology

Developmental

 

 

Predilection

Greater females by 4:1

Age 40-50

 

 

Location

Soft tissue of the face in the area of the nasiolabial fold

 

Clinical Appearance

Expansion or swelling at the nasiolabial fold area or in the mucolabial fold

 

Radiographic Features

NA

 

 

Microscopic Features

Cyst lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with goblet cells

Treatment

Surgical removal

 

 

Diagnostic Process

Radiographic

Microscopic

Photos Gallery

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