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case_images: Pre-operative clinical presentation of patient (case 1).
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case_images: A 54-year-old-Caucasian female was referred to our department with a swelling of the left maxillary area (Fig. 1), actively inflaming.
case_images: (A) Orthopantomogram, (B) CBCT imaging of soft tissue mass.
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case_images: The patient presented with poor oral hygiene and the orthopantomogram revealed periodontal disease (Fig. 2a). The maxilla near the lesion appeared concave, because of the cyst's pressure, but without erosion (Fig. 2b).
case_images: Surgical approach- enucleation, surgical specimen.
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case_images: The cyst was enucleated completely without any tearing of the cystic wall (Fig. 3).
case_images: Histological section of cyst [Hematoxylin:Eosin].
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case_images: Cellular atypia was not detected in any area of the specimen, and the final diagnosis was a nasolabial cyst (Fig. 4).
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case_images: (A) Extraoral, (B) intraoral pre-operative clinical presentation of patient (case 2).
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case_images: A 57-year-old-Caucasian female patient was referred to our department, complaining of swelling of the left anterior maxillary area (Fig. 5a). Physical examination revealed a 2-cm soft lump with normal overlying mucosa and mobile over the lesion (Fig. 5b).
case_images: (A) Orthopantomogram (B) CT, MRI image of the lesion.
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case_images: The cyst was not identified on the panoramic radiograph of the jaws (Fig. 6a). CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images showed an oval lesion with slight peripheral enhancement emanating from the lateral wall of the left nasal cavity (Fig. 6b).
case_images: Surgical approach-enucleation.
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case_images: The cyst was enucleated completely without any tearing of the cystic wall (Fig. 7).
case_images: Histological section of cyst [Hematoxylin:Eosin].
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