title: [A rare congenital gingival tumor].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologiques, CHU Habib Bourguiba, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Chiraz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Châari
authors.forename: Lilia Mnif
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hachicha
authors.forename: Nadia Ben
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Khoud
authors.forename: Sameh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ellouze
authors.forename: Fathi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karray
authors.forename: Karima
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abbes
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdelmoula
authors.forename: Saloua Makni
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Krichen
authors.forename: Tahia Sallami
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Boudawara
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D037701:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B; D012333:RNA, Messenger