Median palatal cyst in a 7-year-old child: A case report

• Main Authors: Balakrishna Kandarpa, H M Pushpalatha, Vishwanath Patil, Ananth Nag
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
• Series: Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
• Subjects: Maxillary; median palatal duct cyst; non-odontogenic cyst; palate
• Online Access: http://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2016;volume=5;issue=1;spage=75;epage=78;aulast=Kandarpa

The median palatal cyst is a developmental cyst at the midline of the palate, usually presenting as an asymptomatic swelling, located just behind the maxillary central incisors. It is the most common non-odontogenic cyst of the jaws, but is rarely seen in children. The median palatal cyst has recently been identified as a possible posterior version of the nasopalatine duct cyst. The purpose of this paper is to report an unusual case of a median palatal cyst in a 7-year-old boy who presented with a slow-growing swelling in the anterior palatal region and management of the cyst.