title: Multiple congenital epuli (congenital granular cell tumours) in the newborn: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Congenital epulis of newborn is very rare benign intraoral entity of uncertain ethiology. Histologically the lesion is similar to the granular cell tumour of an adult but immunohistochemical stainings prove their different origin. Treatment involves surgical excision, recurrences are rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Research Institute of the Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital, Łódź. chicamonika@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dzieniecka
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Komorowska
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grzelak-Krzymianowska
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kulig
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016896:Treatment Outcome