Open AccessQuestionable Nasolabial Lump: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Kanika Rai,
Cassandra Carvalho,
Bhagyashree Sagane,
Haritosh K. Velankar,
Shilpi Agrawal,
Gabriela Hawkes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of advances in medicine and medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-8899
DOI - 10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1030517
Subject(s) - medicine , nasolabial fold , odontogenic , outpatient clinic , ameloblastoma , surgery , dentistry , pathology , maxilla
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.