title: Massive fibrous epulis-a case report of a 10-year-old lesion.
abstract: The fibrous epulis, a common tumor-like lesion of the gingiva, appears in the interdental papilla as a result of local irritation. Lesions are asymptomatic and have a variable growth rate. A 75-year-old woman was referred for the evaluation of a large painless gingival mass. It had started 10 years back and has been increasing in size the last year. No bone involvement was noted. The tumor was totally removed by excision with surgical scalpel under local anesthesia without teeth extraction. The microscopic findings were suggestive of a fibrous epulis. Differential diagnosis, clinical considerations and factors to prevent recurrence are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Gabriel M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Ricardo M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.affiliation: 1] Doctoral Program in Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad La Frontera, Temuco, Chile [2] Center for Research in Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cantín
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla