RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Congenital granular cell epulis: a rare paediatric tumour of newborn
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e244326
DO 10.1136/bcr-2021-244326
VO 15
IS 1
A1 Arun Mamachan Xavier
A1 Mahija Janardhanan
A1 Ravi Veeraraghavan
A1 Balagopal R Varma
YR 2022
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/1/e244326.abstract
AB Congenital granular cell epulis is a congenital growth rarely found on the gingiva of neonates. These remarkably large tumours present in an infant’s mouth may impede with feeding, respiration or adequate mouth closure. Recognition of this entity and prompt treatment are essential for preventing any difficulties for the neonate. This is a case report of a 35-day-old female neonate who presented with a single exophytic lesion in the maxillary alveolar ridge. The differential diagnosis, management regimens and complications of this condition are reviewed. The lesion was excised under intravenous sedation and subjected to histopathological analysis. Based on the microscopic findings, the diagnosis of congenital granular cell epulis was confirmed. Clinicians including paediatricians, sonographers, dentists and surgical pathologists should be able to timely recognise and intervene such tumours as they may be potentially harmful to the infant.