[A rare congenital gingival tumor].
BACKGROUND
Congenital epulis (CE) of the newborn also known as congenital granular cell tumor or Neumann tumor is an uncommun benign tumour occuring in the anterior alveolar ridge of the jaws. It may interfer with breathing and feeding. In our study, we discuss the clinicopathologic and evolutive caracteristics and the diagnosis problems of this entity.


METHODS
A newborn girl, two months old, presented at birth a nodular mass in the upper alveolar crete of the maxilla. The mass measured 1.5 cm and exhibited a smooth surface. Histologically, it was composed of diffuse sheets and clusters of granular cells with abundant coarsely granular cytoplasm. The evolution was good without recurrence after five months.


CONCLUSIONS
CE is a rare tumor; its etiopathogenesis is still unclear. The diagnosis suspected clinically is confirmed by the histopathological study. The prognosis is exellent without recurrence.
Châari
Chiraz
C
Laboratoire d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologiques, CHU Habib Bourguiba, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.
Hachicha
Lilia Mnif
LM
Khoud
Nadia Ben
NB
Ellouze
Sameh
S
Karray
Fathi
F
Abbes
Karima
K
Abdelmoula
Mohamed
M
Krichen
Saloua Makni
SM
Boudawara
Tahia Sallami
TS
D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D037701:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B / Q000172:deficiency; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
D037701:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B; D012333:RNA, Messenger