title: Congenital granular cell tumor of the alveolar ridge.
abstract: Congenital epulis or neonatal granular cell tumor is a tumor whose histogenesis has long been debated. It is dissimilar to other granular cell tumors; the latter having derivation from Schwann cells and hence being S-100 positive. We report a case of congenital granular cell tumor in a newborn female child that was uneventfully operated. The case is reported here because of its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, India.
authors.forename: Meetu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhingra
authors.forename: Chayanika
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pantola
authors.forename: Asha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008853:Microscopy