Abstract
Two cases of congenital epulises of the new born were reported.
Case 1: A seven-day-old female baby was found to have a smooth, round, red mass with a pedicle, measuring 10×15×7mm in size, arising from the E D region of the alveolar ridge. Though it was reduced in size 80 days later, the mass was excised under general anesthesia. Histologically, the lesion showed the characteristic features of a congenital epulis. It consisted of large polyhedral cells with abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasms which were positive in PAS staining.
Case 2: A four-day-old female baby was found to have a smooth, round, red mass with a broad base, about 5×10×5mm in size, arising from the C region of the alveolar ridge. Under local anesthesia the mass was excised 47 days after the first inspection. Microscopic examination revealed many granular cells with PAS positive granules. The cells were similar to those seen in case 1.
