Korean J Perinatol.
2009 Jun;20(2):153-157.
A Case of Congenital Epulis Arising from the Mandibular Gingiva
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea. pedsin@inje.ac.kr
Abstract
- Congenital epulis is a rare benign tumor occurring on the anterior maxillary gingiva, also known as granular cell tumor of the newborn or Neumann's tumor, which is seen only in the newborn and is different from other granular cell tumors. Congenital epulis occurs exclusively in female newborns eight to ten fold higher than in males. It can protrude out of the newborn's mouth to prevent normal closure of mouth and interfere with respiration or feeding. The treatment of choice for large symptomatic epulis is simple surgical resection. Wide surgical excision is not required, because no recurrences have been reported. This report describes a case of congenital epulis occurring on the mandibular gingiva, and typical immunohistochemical stain findings.
