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M. Sait Albayram, MD; James Sciubba, PhD, DMD; S. James Zinreich, MD
Baltimore, Md

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001;127:1283-1285.

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A 63-YEAR-OLD man noted 2 years earlier that his maxillary denture had become ill fitting. He was subsequently diagnosed and treated for a palatal cyst, without difficulty or sequelae. Approximately 6 months before his most recent admission, he again noted an inability to wear his maxillary denture, which prompted this evaluation.

On examination, a fluctuant, painless palatal mass was observed. The mass, which measured approximately 4 cm in greatest dimension, was covered by intact and unremarkable mucosa. A computed tomogram of the maxillofacial structures was obtained (Figure 1 and Figure 2).

Figure 1.

Figure 2.

What is your diagnosis?

Diagnosis: Nasopalatine duct cyst

The nasopalatine duct cyst (incisive canal cyst, median anterior maxillary cyst) is the most common cyst of nonodontogenic origin in the maxilla.¹ Nasopalatine cysts may form either within the incisive canals located in the palatine bone just . . . [Full Text of this Article]