title: [Nasopalatine duct cyst].
abstract: The nasopalatine cyst is the most common epithelial and non-odontogenic cyst of the maxilla. It is of embryological origin. It is different from a radicular cyst. The diagnosis is based on radiographic and histological data. The treatment is enucleation. The surgical approach depends on the size of the cyst and its anterior or posterior extension. Excision must be total to avoid relapse which may occur beyond 5 years. Long-term follow-up is essential.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillofaciale et stomatologie, hôpital Adulte de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Paris VI, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France. lbenslama@noos.fr
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ben Slama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zoghbani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hidaya
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009631:Nonodontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery