Palatal Cyst: An Unusual Case Report

Saurabh Agarwal, Mohan Jagade, Vandana Thorawade, Aseem Mishra, Shreyas Joshi, Dnyaneshwar Ahire

Depatment of ENT & Head & Neck Surgery, Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India.

DOI: 10.4236/ijohns.2013.21010                

Abstract

Cyst is a fluid accumulated in a cavity lined by epithelium. Cyst over the hard palate is very infrequent. Cyst is commonly seen along nasoalveolar duct or midline palatal cyst which are congenital. Only few cases of palatine cysts have been reported in literature. We present here a case of 21 years old male with a cystic lesion over the hard palate since 2 years.

Keywords

Palatal Cyst; Hard Palate; Nasopalatine Duct

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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