An Unusual Case of a Large Periapical Cyst Mimicking a Nasopalatine Duct Cyst

Domenico Ricucci; Massimiliano Amantea; Christian Girone; Clara Feldman; Isabela N Rôças; José F Siqueira Jr

doi:10.1016/j.joen.2020.04.013

An Unusual Case of a Large Periapical Cyst Mimicking a Nasopalatine Duct Cyst

J Endod. 2020 Aug;46(8):1155-1162. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2020.04.013. Epub 2020 May 15.

Authors

Domenico Ricucci¹, Massimiliano Amantea², Christian Girone², Clara Feldman³, Isabela N Rôças⁴, José F Siqueira Jr⁴

Affiliations

¹ Private practice, Cetraro, Italy. Electronic address: dricucci@libero.it.
² Private practice, Montalto Uffugo, Italy.
³ Private practice, Moscow, Russian Federation.
⁴ Department of Endodontics and Dental Research, Iguaçu University (UNIG), Nova Iguaçu, RJ, Brazil; Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Grande Rio University (UNIGRANRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

PMID: 32417291
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2020.04.013

Abstract

This article reports on the management of a large median symmetrical lesion of the anterior palate, which was clinically and radiographically diagnosed as an infected nasopalatine duct cyst. However, histopathology demonstrated it to be a radicular cyst of endodontic origin.

Keywords: Nasopalatine duct cyst; nonodontogenic cysts; periapical cyst; secondary infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Maxillary Diseases*
Palate
Radicular Cyst*