Congenital granular cell lesion: clinical, microscopic and immunohistochemical aspects in a case of multiple lesions.
Congenital granular cell lesion of the newborn, also known as congenital epulis, is a rare benign oral cavity tumor presenting at birth. Usually, it appears as a solitary mass arising in the mouth and originates from the anterior alveolar ridge. The objective of the present article is to report a case of congenital granular cell lesion in an 8-day-old female newborn. The patient presented four intraoral pedunculated lesions. Diagnosis, treatment, microscopic and immunohistochemical characteristics are also discussed.
Department of Oral Medicine, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brasil.
José Humberto
JH
Damante
Tolentino Elen
TE
de Souza
Reinaldo
R
Mazzottini
Flávio
F
Monteiro-Amado
Raul Negrão
RN
Fleury
Cleverson Teixeira
CT
Soares
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
D014746:Vimentin