A case of congenital epulis

Tadafumi ADACHI; Yukiko KASHIMA; Juntaro NISHIO

doi:10.5794/jjoms.47.273

Japanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Online ISSN : 2186-1579
Print ISSN : 0021-5163
ISSN-L : 0021-5163

A case of congenital epulis

Tadafumi ADACHI, Yukiko KASHIMA, Juntaro NISHIO

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Keywords: congenital epulis, granular cell tumor, vimentin, mesenchymal cell

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2001 Volume 47 Issue 4 Pages 273-275

DOI https://doi.org/10.5794/jjoms.47.273

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Abstract

We reported a case of congenital epulis in the mandibular gingiva of a newborn. The tumor consisted mainly of large eosinophilic granular cells (granular cell tumor) and partly of fibrous connective tissues with vascularization. Immunohistochemical studies revealed intense staining only for vimentin. These results suggested that the congenital epulis was derived from mesenchymal cells.

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