title: Nasoalveolar cysts: a review of two cases.
abstract: Nasoalveolar cysts, also referred to as Klestadt's or nasolabial cysts, though well-recognized, are very rare. Patients with these nonodontogenic cystic masses may present to the otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon with either intranasal, gingival, or perinasal soft-tissue complaints. The congenital nature of these soft-tissue cysts necessitates that the clinician be aware of the embryology of these lesions when planning a surgical approach to their removal. The authors present two such cases, both in middle-aged females, with left-sided nasoalveolar cysts, who presented to the senior author's practice within 1 month of each other.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Sarnia General Hospital, Ontario.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hynes
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009631:Nonodontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000473:pathology*