Congenital epulis.
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2010-04
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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.
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Alveolar ridge, congenital epulis, female, granular cell, immunohistochemistry
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Adeyemi Bukola F, Oluwasola Abideen O, Adisa Akinyele O. Congenital epulis. Indian Journal of Dental Research. 2010 Apr-Jun; 21(2): 292-294.