Multiple congenital granular cell epulis in a female newborn: a case report
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Multiple congenital granular cell epulis in a female newborn: a case report
INTRODUCTION Congenital granular cell epulis is an uncommon tumor which is apparent at birth. CASE PRESENTATION Here we report an unusual case of congenital granular cell epulis present in the mouth of a 4-day-old Asian Chinese female newborn. She had six round, soft, multiple, pedunculated swelling masses, of which two were on her upper anterior ridge and four on her lower anterior ridge. Th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-413