Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998; 9(2):354-359

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1998.9.2.354

종설

열구성 낭종 3례

노혜일¹, 채세용¹, 정일성¹, 임한승¹

Three cases of Assurai cysts

Heil Noh¹, Sayong Chae¹, lseung Jeong¹, Han Seung Lim¹

¹가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Fissurai cysts are believed to be derived from entrapped epithelium in the fusion lines of the frontonasal and maxillary processes during facial development. Because of their histologic similarities, fissurai cysts are distinguished from one another by anatomic locations. They are classified as midline or lateral cysts.

Recently we experienced three cases of fissurai cysts, which were diagnosed as nasolabial cyst, globulomaxillary cyst and nasopalatine cyst by history, physical examination, radiologic studies and histopathologic examination. The cysts were successfully enucleated by sublabial approach using marginal gingival incision. So we report these cases with review of literature.

Keywords: Fissurai cyst; Nasolabial cyst; Globulomaxillary cyst; Nasopalatine cyst