title: Obstructive congenital gingival granular cell tumour.
abstract: Congenital gingival granular cell tumours (CGCT) are rare and always benign intraoral tumours originating from the alveolar ridge. They are also known as congenital epulis, congenital myoblastoma or Neumann's tumour. They are typically seen as a mass protruding out of a newborn child's mouth. In general, CGCT occurs as a solitary tumour. The main differential diagnosis is epignathus (oral teratoma). This report describes a newborn with a mass originating from lower alveolar ridge obtruding into the oral cavity. Clinical features, histiogenesis and necessity for early surgical treatment due to risk of airway obstruction and difficulty in feeding were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic-Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty, T. Ozal Medical Center, Inönü University, 44069 Kampus, Malatya, Turkey. btbilen@inonu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Bilge Türk
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Bilen
authors.forename: Nezih
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alaybeyoğlu
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Türkmen
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celik
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000032:analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014746:Vimentin; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase