title: Congenital granular cell tumor in newborn.
abstract: The congenital granular cell tumor (CGCT) is quite scarce at the infant. The patient, who has a 2-day-old female newborn, was admitted to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. Baby had a smooth surfaced, non-fixated mass, found on the anterior part of the mandibular alveole, developing from the gingival mucosa. Clinical examination showed a 1 cm × 1 cm × 1.8 cm pedunculated, regular, pink colorful soft-tissue gob on the alveolar crest to the left side of the mandible. The gob was removed on the seventh postnatal day under general anesthesia. Then, the specimen was evaluated histopathologically. Post-operative recovery and surgical site healing was satisfactory. The CGCT is a rare, degenerative or reactive lesion of the oral cavity. The mass may surgically remove if the diagnosis is not definite clinically and this can lead therapeutic effect.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Dental Sciences, Gulhane Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zerener
authors.affiliation: Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Dental Sciences, Gulhane Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sencimen
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric Dentistry, Center of Dental Sciences, Gulhane Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Ceyhan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.affiliation: Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Dental Sciences, Gulhane Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkiye.
authors.forename: Hasan Ayberk
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Altug
keywords: Alveolar ridge; granular cell tumor; immunohistochemistry; newborn