Congenital epulis: A case report

Abstract

Congenital epulis (CE) also known as congenital granuler cell tumor is a very rare tumor in newborns, which has a female preponderance. CE with unclear histogenesis and etiology is seen at birth as a huge, solitary mass protuberant from oral cavity. The tumor usually originates from maxillary or mandibular gingiva and can cause feeding and/or respiratory handicap. The treatment is simple excision of the mass surgically which should not be delayed. CE has a benign histopathology and after surgery there is no reccurence reported in the literature. We operated a 4 hour-old female newborn due to intraoral mass causing deglution problem. The histopathology was reported as congenital granular cell tumor and this case is discussed based on the current literature because of its rarity.

Keywords

• epulis
• granular cell tumor
• newborn