CYSTS Flashcards
Cyst?
Epithelial lining
Fluid filled cavity
Fibrovascular connective tissue capsule
Management of cysts
Enucleation
Enucleation with curettage
Marsupialization followed by enucleation and curettage
Classify cyst
Odontogenic
Non odontogenic
Pseudocysts
Nasolabial cyst also known as
Nasoalveolar cyst
Nasolabial cyst features
Developmental cyst
Soft tissue cyst
Pathology of nasolabial cyst
Arises from remnants of cells that form the nasolacrimal ducts or fusion of maxillary medial nasal and lateral nasal processes
Clinical presentation of nasolabial cyst
Swelling in the upper lip lateral to the midline
Elevation of ala of the nose
Recurrence is rare
Nasopalatine duct cyst also known as
Incisive canal cyst
Most frequent type of non odontogenic cyst
Nasopalatine duct cyst
Also known as incisive canal cyst
Pathology of nasopalatine duct cyst
Arises from epithelial rest cells from the remnants of nasopalatine duct
Location of nasopalatine duct cyst
Within the nasopalatine duct
Or right outside the orifice of the canal - palatine papilla
Clinical presentation of nasopalatine duct cyst
Swelling in the anterior palate accompanied by pain and drainage
Radiographic presentation of nasopalatine duct cyst
Heart shaped or inverted pear shape
Well circumscribed radiolucency at the midline between and apical to central incisors
May result in root divergence
Teeth are VITAL
Another name for nasopalatine duct cyst
Median anterior maxiallary cyst
How can we differentiate between incisive foramen and naospalatine duct cyst
Less than 6mm - incisive foramen
6mm or more - nasopalatine duct cyst
Pathology of median palatine cysts
Developed during to entrapped epithelium at the line of fusion between lateral palatal shelves
Clinical presentation of mediam palatine cysts
Fluctuant swelling
Posteriot to palatine papilla on the midline of the hard palate
Asymptomatic
Radiographic presentation of median palatine cysts
Well circumscribed radiolucency in the midline of hard palate on occlusal xray
Palatal cysts of newborn types
Epstein pearls
Bohns nodules
Pathology of palatal cysts of the newborn
Fissural/ developmental cysts
Difference between epsteins pearls and bohns nodules
Epstein pearls - small 1-3 mm yellowish papules on the median palatal raphe
Bohns nodules - small papules scattered over hard palate often near soft palate junction
Most common development cysts of the neck?
Thyroglossal duct cyst
Clinical presentation of thyroglossal duct cyst
Asymptomatic
Fluctuant
Movable swelling
Brachial cleft cyst also known as
Cervical lymphoepithelial cysts
Pathology of brachial cyst
Arises frim remnants of the brachial arched - 2nd arch most commonly
Why is it important to do fine needle aspiration of branchial cleft cyst?
To rule out malignancy
Metastatic SCC may present as lateral neck mass
Intraoral counter part of the brachial cyst?
Oral lymphoepithelial cyst
Small in size
Develops within the lymphoid tissue IO
Clinical presentation of oral lymphoepithelial cyst
Paineless
White yellowish
Small less than 1cm in diameter
Firm or soft submucusal swelling
Usually seen on floor of the mouth
Ventral tongue
Post lateral tongue
Palatine tonsil
Soft palate