Congenital Epulis: Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

Congenital epulis of the neonate (CE) or congenital gingival granular cell tumor (CGCT) is a rare, benign, mostly single tumor. This arises from gingival mucosa, most commonly from maxillary alveolar ridge, with predominance in females. The histogenesis of the lesion remains unclear. The present report describes a case of congenital epulis in the maxillary alveolar ridge. This lesion was causing feeding difficulties and was excised under general anaesthesia.

Keywords

• congenital epulis (ce)
• congenital granular cell tumor (cgct)
• neumann’s tumor