TY - JOUR
AR - GSCR-2020-2-104
TI - Nasopalatine Duct Cyst: A Case Report and Review of Literature
AU - Kishor , Patil
AU - Ashok , Patil
AU - Suyog , Tupsakhare
AU - Ketan , Saraf
AU - Fareedi , Mukram Ali
JO - Global Surgery Case Reports
PY - 2020
DA - Fri 16, Oct 2020
SN - 2733-2535
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.GSCR.2020.02.04
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/nasopalatine-duct-cyst-a-case-report-and-review-of-literature_GSCR-2020-2-104 
KW -  Jaw cysts, nasopalatine duct cyst, non-odontogenic cysts
AB - Nasopalatine duct cyst is the most common developmental non-odontogenic cysts seen in the midline region
of anterior maxilla. An epithelial remnant of the nasopalatine ducts remain in the incisive canal is the most
common etiology. Nasopalatine duct cysts are generally asymptomatic and infrequently produce a swelling
and associated pain in the anterior palate if secondarily infected. On radiograph it presents with a welldefined round, oval or heart shaped radiolucency. Histopathologically it shows non-keratinized epithelium
typically with neurovascular bundles in the connective tissue capsule. Surgical enucleation is the treatment
of choice. In the present case report clinical features, diagnosis and management of nasopalatine duct cyst
in a 23-year-old male in the anterior maxillary palatal region is discussed.