11.Nonodontogenic_Cysts_Tests Flashcards
(11 cards)
A 45-year-old woman presents with a painless swelling in the nasolabial fold lateral to the nose.
Which of the following diagnoses best fits this presentation?
A. Nasolabial Cyst / Nasoalveolar Cyst
B. Nasopalatine Duct Cyst (Intraosseous)
C. Nasopalatine Duct Cyst (Soft-tissue)
D. Median Palatine Cyst
A - Nasolabial Cyst / Nasoalveolar Cyst: soft tissue cyst near the upper lip valley
A 50-year-old patient has a radiolucent lesion in the anterior maxilla seen on X-ray within the incisive canal.
Which of the following diagnoses best fits this presentation?
A. Nasopalatine Duct Cyst (Soft-tissue)
B. Nasopalatine Duct Cyst (Intraosseous)
C. Median Palatine Cyst
D. Globulomaxillary Cyst
B - Nasopalatine Duct Cyst (Intraosseous): cyst within the incisive canal
A patient exhibits a soft palpable mass at the incisive papilla just posterior to the central incisors.
Which of the following diagnoses best fits this presentation?
A. Median Palatine Cyst
B. Globulomaxillary Cyst
C. Nasopalatine Duct Cyst (Soft-tissue)
D. Palatal Cysts of the Newborn (Epstein pearls)
C - Nasopalatine Duct Cyst (Soft-tissue): cyst in the soft tissue of incisive papilla
An asymptomatic patient has a well-circumscribed cystic lesion in the middle of the hard palate.
Which of the following diagnoses best fits this presentation?
A. Globulomaxillary Cyst
B. Palatal Cysts of the Newborn (Epstein pearls)
C. Palatal Cysts of the Newborn (Bohn’s nodules)
D. Median Palatine Cyst
D - Median Palatine Cyst: midline hard palate cyst
Routine radiograph of a 30-year-old shows a pear-shaped radiolucency between maxillary lateral incisor and canine.
Which of the following diagnoses best fits this presentation?
A. Globulomaxillary Cyst
B. Palatal Cysts of the Newborn (Epstein pearls)
C. Palatal Cysts of the Newborn (Bohn’s nodules)
D. Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
A - Globulomaxillary Cyst: pear-shaped radiolucency between lateral incisor and canine
A newborn exam reveals small white nodules along the midline of the hard palate that resolve over weeks.
Which of the following diagnoses best fits this presentation?
A. Palatal Cysts of the Newborn (Bohn’s nodules)
B. Palatal Cysts of the Newborn (Epstein pearls)
C. Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
D. Branchial Cleft Cyst / Cervical Lymphoepithelial Cyst
B - Palatal Cysts of the Newborn (Epstein pearls): epithelial remnants on palate in newborns
A full-term infant has multiple small firm nodules on the palate surface resembling mucous gland tissue.
Which of the following diagnoses best fits this presentation?
A. Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
B. Branchial Cleft Cyst / Cervical Lymphoepithelial Cyst
C. Palatal Cysts of the Newborn (Bohn’s nodules)
D. Oral Lymphoepithelial Cyst
C - Palatal Cysts of the Newborn (Bohn’s nodules): mucous gland remnants on newborn palate
A 25-year-old presents with a midline upper neck mass that moves with swallowing.
Which of the following diagnoses best fits this presentation?
A. Branchial Cleft Cyst / Cervical Lymphoepithelial Cyst
B. Oral Lymphoepithelial Cyst
C. Dermoid Cyst
D. Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
D - Thyroglossal Duct Cyst: cyst along midline neck from thyroglossal duct
A teenage patient has a fluctuant mass along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Which of the following diagnoses best fits this presentation?
A. Branchial Cleft Cyst / Cervical Lymphoepithelial Cyst
B. Oral Lymphoepithelial Cyst
C. Dermoid Cyst
D. Nasolabial Cyst / Nasoalveolar Cyst
A - Branchial Cleft Cyst / Cervical Lymphoepithelial Cyst: lateral neck cyst from branchial arch remnants
A patient has a small yellowish submucosal nodule in the floor of the mouth within lymphoid tissue.
Which of the following diagnoses best fits this presentation?
A. Dermoid Cyst
B. Oral Lymphoepithelial Cyst
C. Nasolabial Cyst / Nasoalveolar Cyst
D. Nasopalatine Duct Cyst (Intraosseous)
B - Oral Lymphoepithelial Cyst: small cyst in oral lymphoid tissue
A 20-year-old has a doughy midline mass in the floor of the mouth with hair and sebaceous material.
Which of the following diagnoses best fits this presentation?
A. Nasolabial Cyst / Nasoalveolar Cyst
B. Nasopalatine Duct Cyst (Intraosseous)
C. Dermoid Cyst
D. Nasopalatine Duct Cyst (Soft-tissue)
C - Dermoid Cyst: midline floor of mouth cyst with skin appendages
