Nasopalatine duct cyst: a case report within 3 years follow-up

• Autor(a) principal: Conte Neto, Nicolau [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Dantas, João Frank Carvalho, Bastos, Alliny Souza [UNESP], Carvalho, Waldner Ricardo Souza de [UNESP], Andrade, Cleverton Roberto de [UNESP], Vieira, Eduardo Hochuli [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: https://www.ufpe.br/ijd/index.php/exemplo/article/view/223; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/125599

The nasopalatine duct cyst (NPDC) is considered to be the most common non-odontogenic cyst in oral cavity. These cysts are usually asymptomatic; however they can result in swelling, pain and drainage. The radiological analysis can reveal a round, oval or heart shaped well-demarcated image, which can be confounding with inflammatory lesions. The aim of this paper is report a clinical case of NPDC in a patient of 33 years old, occurring near a periapical inflammatory lesion. During clinical examination, it was not possible to detect swelling of the anterior palate and patient didn´t complain painful symptoms. Surgical treatment, enucleation, was performed under local anesthesia and there was no post operative complications. Histological results showed the presence of a cuboidal and respiratory epithelium associated with vessels, nerves and inflammatory cells. The patient’s 3 years follow-up was uneventful with subsequent bone regeneration and no sign of the lesion recurrence.