TITLE:
Nasolabial Cyst in an Elderly Patient: Report of a Case and Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Takaki Iwagami, Yoshihiro Morita, Atsuko Niki-Yonekawa, Yukiko Kusuyama, Nobuo Morita
KEYWORDS:
Nasolabial Cyst, Klestadt Cyst, Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium, Goblet Cell
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Stomatology,
Vol.7 No.10,
October
23,
2017
ABSTRACT: Nasolabial cysts are uncommonly diagnosed non-odontogenic soft tissue lesions occurring close to the nasal alar region of the face. Patients usually present with a slowly enlarging asymptomatic swelling. Diagnosis is usually made in the early stages because of the esthetic effects. Histologically, the lesion is lined with non-keratinized squamous epithelium or, more frequently, pseudostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells. These cysts are most often diagnosed in the fourth decade of life. However, we report a case of nasolabial cyst in an 80-year-old woman, and discuss the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment with reference to the literature.