congenital epulis is a very rare benign soft-tissue tumor of uncertain histogenesis, which is also known as “gingival granular cell tumor of the newborn”. it occurs almost exclusively as a single tumor along the alveolar ridge of the maxilla in newborn females. although congenital epulis is strikingly similar to the more common adult granular cell tumor histologically, in contrast to the latter...

congenital granular cell tumor (cgct) is a unique benign tumor of soft tissue in newborns, which usually occurs on the anterior alveolar mucosa of the jaws. it is 8 to 10 times more prevalent in females than males. we present a case report of a 3-month-old female infant, who had a solitary mass on the anterior mandibular alveolar ridge. the lesion, which was histologically a congenital granular...

Congenital epulis is a very rare benign soft-tissue tumor of uncertain histogenesis, which is also known as “gingival granular cell tumor of the newborn”. It occurs almost exclusively as a single tumor along the alveolar ridge of the maxilla in newborn females. Although congenital epulis is strikingly similar to the more common adult granular cell tumor histologically, in contrast to the latter...

The etiology and histogenesis of granular cell tumor are still debated. Granular cell tumor of the newborn is considered to be a different entity than the adult form of this lesion with different immunohistochemical features. We present a case of a rare gingival granular cell tumor in a newborn and review the literature. Gingival granular cell tumor must be clinically differentiated from terato...

the congenital gingival granular cell tumor (cgct), also as known as congenital epulis, is an unusual benign oral mucosal lesion in newborns. a two-day-old female patient was admitted to the department of pediatric dentistry at gulhane medical academy, ankara, turkey with her family, and an intraoral examination showed a cgct located in the buccal region of the maxillary right first primary mol...

Congenital epulis is a very rare benign soft-tissue tumor of uncertain histogenesis, which is also known as "gingival granular cell tumor of the newborn". It occurs almost exclusively as a single tumor along the alveolar ridge of the maxilla in newborn females. Although congenital epulis is strikingly similar to the more common adult granular cell tumor histologically, in contrast to the latter...

diagnosis and prediction of recovery. Among the various modalities of imaging, spinal ultrasound appears to be very promising and hence is recommended as the first modality of imaging(4). However, it should be remembered that changes are known to occur in the lesion over time and a single ultrasound may not pick up all lesions. Hence, it is not surprising that ultrasound of the cervical spine w...

A congenital epulis is a rare benign jaw tumor of neonate and is also known as “congenital gingival granular cell tumor”. The Greek word ‘‘epulis’’ means ‘‘swelling of the gingiva’’. It was first described in 1871 by Neumann; hence the alternative name is Neumann’s Tumor [1]. It usually presents at birth with an obvious mass arising from the gingival mucosa of the maxilla or mandible. It common...