title: Case report: bilateral nasoalveolar cysts.
abstract: Nasoalveolar cysts are rare developmental cysts arising in the region of the upper lip, just below the ala nasi. We present a case where a woman was suspected of having a local abscess. The microscopic features of this abscess were consistent with nasoalveolar cysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barzilai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009631:Nonodontogenic Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography