Questionable Nasolabial Lump: A Case Report
Kanika Rai
Department of E.N.T and Head and Neck Surgery, D. Y. Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India.
Cassandra Carvalho
Department of E.N.T and Head and Neck Surgery, D. Y. Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India.
Bhagyashree Sagane
Department of E.N.T and Head and Neck Surgery, D. Y. Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India.
Haritosh K. Velankar *
Department of E.N.T and Head and Neck Surgery, D. Y. Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India.
Shilpi Agrawal
Department of E.N.T and Head and Neck Surgery, D. Y. Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India.
Gabriela Hawkes
Department of E.N.T and Head and Neck Surgery, D. Y. Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
As an otorhinolaryngologist it is not an everyday occurrence to find a swelling in the nasolabial fold area. The challenge however lies in the diagnosis, proper and timed treatment of the existing pathology, especially in a non – infective case. There are various pathologies that can lead to a swelling in the nasolabial area. We here report a rare case of a female patient who presented to our outpatient department with a slowly progressive nasolabial swelling which radiologically pointed towards a Nasolabial cyst. However, the final diagnosis was an entity on the other end of spectrum, an Ameloblastoma, an odontogenic tumor.
Keywords: Ameloblastoma, mandible, odontogenic, nasolabial cyst