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Pigment in the lining of nasopalatine duct cysts: report of two cases
Author(s) -
Stam F. C.,
Waal I.,
Kwast W. A. M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1979.tb01823.x
Subject(s) - melanin , epithelium , anatomy , pathology , pigment , duct (anatomy) , biology , medicine , chemistry , genetics , organic chemistry
. In a review of 20 nasopalatine duct cysts, two cases were encountered with a pigmented epithelial lining. In the literature we have found one similar case only. The pigment in our cases was shown to be melanin. The authors suggest that the melanin‐containing epithelial cells are derived from Jacobson's organs and, therefore, most likely should be considered olfactory epithelium.