A Case of Epidermoid Cyst at Nasolabial Area

Kim, Min Han; Woo, Hyun Jae; Bae, Chang Hoon; Song, Si Youn; Kim, Yong Dae

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2008;15(2):164-166.
Published online November 30, 2008.

A Case of Epidermoid Cyst at Nasolabial Area

Min Han Kim, Hyun Jae Woo, Chang Hoon Bae, Si Youn Song, Yong Dae Kim

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. ydkim@med.yu.ac.kr

비순부에 발생한 유피낭종 1예

김민한, 우현재, 배창훈, 송시연, 김용대

영남대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실

Abstract

Dermoid cysts can be found anywhere in the body, particularly in areas where embryonic elements fuse together. Dermoid cysts arising in the head and neck lesion are relatively common, but that of nasolabial area has not been reported. Recently, we experienced a case of epidermoid cyst mimicking nasolabial cyst. The patient was a 49 year-old man with an anterior nasolabial swelling that has been presented for 1 year. After cyst excision, a histologic examination revealed that it was an epidermoid cyst. We report this case with the literature review.

Key Words: Dermoid cyst;Epidermoid cyst;Nasolabial cyst