Congenital epulis

Congenital epulis of the newborn is a very rare and unique tumor first described in 1871 by Neuman. It has a female predilection. It is a tumor with no tendency to recur after excision. The histogenesis of the lesion is unknown, but it is believed to be of mesenchymal origin. We report a 2-day-old f...

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Main Authors: Adeyemi Bukola (Author), Oluwasola Abideen (Author), Adisa Akinyele (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Congenital epulis of the newborn is a very rare and unique tumor first described in 1871 by Neuman. It has a female predilection. It is a tumor with no tendency to recur after excision. The histogenesis of the lesion is unknown, but it is believed to be of mesenchymal origin. We report a 2-day-old female with tumor mass on the anterior mandibular alveolar ridge, which demonstrated immunoreactivity for vimentin, S-100 and neuron-specific enolase; thus, suggesting a similar histogenesis with granular cell tumor.
Item Description:0970-9290
1998-3603