title: Prenatal diagnosis of congenital epulis: a case report.
abstract: Congenital epulis or congenital granular cell tumor, is a benign tumor that has rarely been diagnosed prenatally. We report a case of a large congenital epulis diagnosed at 26 weeks of gestation that increased in size during gestation. Color and power Doppler ultrasound examination showed marked blood flow in the tumor. The tumor could be resected completely following Cesarean section and histologically examined. We discuss the prenatal diagnosis and histogenesis of congenital epulis.
authors.affiliation: Perinatal Care Center, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Department of Reproductive, Pediatric and Infectious Science, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan. miyabi@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anno
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Matsumori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sumie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sase
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imate
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*