title: Clinical presentation and differential diagnosis of nasolabial cyst.
abstract: Nasolabial cyst is a rare non-odontogenic, soft-tissue, developmental cyst occurring inferior to the nasal alar region. The patient usually presents with a slowly enlarging asymptomatic swelling, typically without radiographic abnormalities. This paper documents the presentation and management of a 46-year-old woman with a nasolabial cyst. The histopathologic features, differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Surgaical Sciences, Shool of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA. nixdorf@umn.edu
authors.forename: Donald R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Nixdorf
authors.forename: Edmund
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Kevin E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Lung
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D009631:Nonodontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010484:Periapical Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis