All of the following statements regarding nasolabial cyst are TRUE, EXCEPT:: (A) Arises from odontoid epithelium, (B) Presents submucosally in anterior nasal floor, (C) Bilateral, (D) Usually seen in adults
Answer is A. Nasolabial cyst are common developmental cyst arising outside the bone in the nasolabial fold below the alae nasi. It usually affects women in their 4th to 5th decade. Microscopically the cyst is lined by non cililated pseudostratified columnar epithelium. Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice.