INTRODUCTION Congenital epulis is a rare lesion found on the alveolar process of a newborn child, diagnosed soon after birth. The lesion has a site predilection for the anterior maxillary alveolar process and a 9:1 sex predilection for females. Once diagnosed the traditional management of the lesion has been surgical excision under general anesthesia. CASE PRESENTATION The purpose of this cas...

Introdução: A mastite granulomatosa idiopática é uma doença inflamatória benigna e rara da mama de etiologia desconhecida, não responsiva a antibioticoterapia convencional, mas que pode estar associada alguns agentes etiológicos, como Staphylococcus aureus em 13% dos casos. Relato caso: Paciente 27 anos foi encaminhada ao hospital com quadro crônica (evolução cinco meses), formação abscessos dr...

The proliferative potential of canine oral lesions, including epulides, squamous cell carcinomas, a malignant melanoma, and a fibrosarcoma, was examined using a monoclonal antibody to bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU). Twenty-three dogs with oral masses were administered BrdU intravenously at a dose of 8 mg/kg 1 hour before surgery, and the BrdU labeling index (LI) of each lesion was determined immunohi...

Congenital epulis of the newborn is a rare gingival tumor that occurs along the alveolar ridge. We report the prenatal sonographic and postnatal MR imaging findings in an infant with maxillary and mandibular congenital epulides.

BACKGROUND Various conservative methods for treatment of labial swelling in patients with cheilitis granulomatosa have been attempted, often with only moderate success and sometimes with persistent disfiguring lip swelling. Severe macrocheilia can produce an unaesthetic facial deformity associated with functional disturbances. In patients with persistent macrocheilia, reduction cheiloplasty wit...

INTRODUCTION Cheilitis granulomatosa causes persistent idiopathic lip swelling and ulceration and it can sometimes be recognized as a unique or early manifestation of Crohn's disease. Spontaneous remission is rare and with the lack of controlled trials, different therapeutic approaches have been used. Some cases have been treated with an exclusion diet in the attempt to rule out diet allergens,...

A 47-year-old patient with no history in her medical presented to the department unimaxillary edentulousness rehabilitated by an ill-fitting prosthesis. Intraoral, we note presence of a sessile leaflet lesion characteristic “double lip” appearance maxillary mucosa. The treatment consisted surgical excision + muccoperiosteal sutures tissue conditioning KER FITT periodic checks creation new