title: Congenital epulis.
abstract: A tumor was found to be arising from the right maxillary alveolar margin of a newborn baby. No other congenital abnormality was detected. Following excision and histopathological examination, diagnosis of benign congenital granular cell epulis was made. The post-operative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Paediatric Surgery, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Bombay, Maharashtra.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kapur
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process; D005260:Female; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology