title: Recurring anterior facial swelling.
abstract: The nasolabial cyst was first reported in 1882. The most common clinical finding of the nasolabial cyst is that of an asymptomatic soft tissue swelling involving the canine fossa/nasal alar base region. The pathogenesis is controversial, but this cystic lesion most likely develops from the nasolacrimal duct. Microscopically, this cystic structure is composed of a fibrous capsule with an unremarkable layer of pseudostratified columnar epithelium. The treatment of choice is surgical excision, after which recurrence is rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: High
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Houston
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009631:Nonodontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence