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Non-odontogenic hard palate cysts with

special reference to globulomaxillary cyst

Bharat Bhushan Sharma , Shweta Sharma , Arvind Jha , Kamal Deep Sharma , Jai Deep Sharma , Chattur Bhuj Sharma 6
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1 Department of Radio-diagnosis, SGT Medical College, Gurgaon 122505, India.
2 Department of ENT & Head & Neck Surgery, PGIMER & RML Hospital, New Delhi 110001, India.
3 Department of ENT & Head & Neck Surgery, SGT Medical College, Gurgaon 122505, India.
4 Department of Orthodontics, Sri Guru Ramdas Dental College, Amritsar 143006, India.
5 Department of Orthodontics, Himalyan Institute of Dental Sciences, Paonta Sahib 173025, India.
6 Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Deepak Dental Centre, Pathankot 145001, India.
Correspondence to: Dr. Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Department of Radio-diagnosis, SGT Medical College, Gurgaon 122505, India. E-mail:
bbhushan986@gmail.com
How to cite this article: Sharma BB, Sharma S, Jha A, Sharma KD, Sharma JD, Sharma CB. Non-odontogenic hard palate cysts with special
reference to globulomaxillary cyst. Plast Aesthet Res 2016;3:302-5.

Dr. Bharat Bhushan Sharma is Professor & Head of Department of Radio-diagnosis, SGT Medical College,
Gurgaon, India. He did Post Graduation from International Reputed Institute of PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. He
then served in Army Medical Corps and later served in HP State Health Services and Central Health Services as
consultant radiologist. He started different radiological services modalities like CT and MRI first time in Himachal
Pradesh Health Services in the state. He has been teaching post graduates for the last 25 years and conducted
various radiological research projects of Post Graduates & PhD students during 1995-2015. He has around 60
publications (national & international) at his credit. He joined the present institute on 01.05.2015 and got installed
the latest modern radiological modalities to start Post Graduation in radio-diagnosis. Beside medical courses, he
is also engaged in teaching allied health science courses, like Diploma in Radio Imaging Technology (DRIT), Bachelor of Radio Imaging
Technology (BRIT) and Master of Radio Imaging Technology (MRIT) in the department.

ABSTRACT

Article history: Palatal cysts are always confusing by defining their exact nomenclature or conclusive diagnosis. One
Received: 19-05-2016 of these presentations is globulomaxillary cyst which requires to be categorized under appropriate
Accepted: 02-09-2016 head for the management point of view. Though this entity appears to be of odontogenic in origin but
Published: 20-09-2016 because of its anatomical relation and histo-pathological background this is placed in non odontogenic
group. Though the mechanism of its formation remains the same but this cyst cannot be mixed up
Key words: with nasopalatine cyst as per their location. Globulomaxillary cyst appears as inverted pear shaped
Palatal cyst, radiolucency in all radiological procedures. This remains asymptomatic for a long time and rarely
globulomaxillary cyst, gets infected. We present a 29-year-old male who reported with one year history of asymptomatic
non-odontogenic, right side hard palate swelling. He was subsequently diagnosed as globulomaxillary cyst with the
magnetic resonance imaging, help of radiological modalities like computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
computerized tomography This article will highlight mainly the clinical and radiological features of these cysts with particular
reference to globulomaxillary cyst which is our presenting case.
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