CASE REPORT: Bilateral nasolabial cyst: a rare case

Anekar, Jayaprasad
Kumar, Krishna Santhosh
Chirakara, Raj Achikanam
Baipadavu, Jayalakshmi

¹Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, KVG Dental College and Hospital, Sullia DK, Karnataka, India,
²Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi, Kerala, India,
³Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahe, Puducherry, India,
⁴Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, KVG Dental College and Hospital, Sullia, Karnataka, India,

Correspondence to Dr Krishna Santhosh Kumar, e-mail; [email protected]

/Accepted August 09, 2018

Contributors Conception or design of the work: JA, KSK. Data collection: KSK, JB. Data analysis and interpretation: JA, RAC. Drafting the article: KSK, JA. Critical revision of the article: JA, RAC, KSK, JB. Final approval of the version to be published: JA, RAC, KSK, JB.

Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

Competing interests None declared.

Patient consent Obtained.

Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

BMJ Case Reports :p 226049, January 2018. | DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226049

Nasolabial cysts are rare non-odontogenic cysts characterised by their extraosseous appearance and are always located near to ala nasi. They are painless and located beneath the mucosa leading to soft tissue swelling and elevation of nasal ala. Bilateral nasolabial cyst is a rare occurrence. This case report describes the clinical diagnostic features and multimodal imaging appearance of nasolabial cyst with review of literature.