title: Diagnosis and surgical treatment of a nasolabial cyst.
abstract: Nasolabial cysts are uncommonly diagnosed nonodontogenic soft tissue lesions located close to the nasal alar region of the face, presenting as extraosseous swelling in the region of the nasolabial fold. Nasolabial cysts are likely to remain undetected unless and until they become infected or are associated with facial deformity. Histologically, it is lined with nonkeratinized squamous epithelium or, more frequently, with respiratory-type cylindrical epithelium with goblet cells. The aim of this article was to present and discuss the surgical management of a case of nasolabial cyst and to briefly review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck Department, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. paolo.boffano@gmail.com
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boffano
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gallesio
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Campisi
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roccia
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060052:Nasolabial Fold / Q000473:pathology*; D009631:Nonodontogenic Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed