Congenital epulis. Case report.
A newborn baby boy weighing 3100 g was found to have a pinky red solid mass 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm arising from the anterior ridge of the maxilla. This caused difficulty in feeding, and looked ugly. The mass was excised under local anaesthetic when he was 2 days old and histological examination showed congenital epulis. He also had a stage II congenital goitre. His hypothyroidism was treated with L-thyroxine sodium and he was well with no sign of recurrence of the tumour at the age of 1 year.
Sarihan
H
H
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey.
Gedík
Y
Y
Mocan
H
H
Kutlu
N
N
Yildiz
K
K
D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D006042:Goiter / Q000151:congenital; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology