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Congenital Epulis: A Rare Benign Jaw Tumour in a 2-Day-Old Male Baby

BACKGROUND: Congenital epulis is a rare benign jaw tumor. It is a reactive or degenerative lesion having a mesenchymal origin; presenting as an obvious mass arising from the gingival mucosa of the maxilla or mandible, presenting in neonates. Its etiology, histopathogenesis and natural history are st...

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Autores principales: Bhoil, Rohan, Bhoil, Rohit, Chopra, Rajesh, Sharma, Manika, Mistry, Kewal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26379808
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.894698
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author Bhoil, Rohan
Bhoil, Rohit
Chopra, Rajesh
Sharma, Manika
Mistry, Kewal
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description BACKGROUND: Congenital epulis is a rare benign jaw tumor. It is a reactive or degenerative lesion having a mesenchymal origin; presenting as an obvious mass arising from the gingival mucosa of the maxilla or mandible, presenting in neonates. Its etiology, histopathogenesis and natural history are still not well established. It is seen usually in the female gender and mostly involves the maxillary alveolar ridge. MATERIAL/MEHODS: We report a case of a 2.7 kg male baby born with growth on his mandibular ridge which was excised and was proved to be epulis on histopathology. RESULTS: Congenital epulis is often misdiagnosed before surgery because of its rarity and a lack of awareness of the condition by clinicians. It is important for the attending pediatricians, pediatric surgeon to be aware of this rare but benign congenital tumor. CONCLUSIONS: Congenital epulis is often misdiagnosed before surgery because of its rarity and a lack of awareness of the condition by clinicians. As the clinical presentation of this congenital tumor can be distressing due to its size and aggressive appearance, it is important for the attending pediatricians, pediatric surgeon to be aware of this rare but benign congenital tumor.
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spelling pubmed-45543652015-09-15 Congenital Epulis: A Rare Benign Jaw Tumour in a 2-Day-Old Male Baby Bhoil, Rohan Bhoil, Rohit Chopra, Rajesh Sharma, Manika Mistry, Kewal Pol J Radiol Short Communication BACKGROUND: Congenital epulis is a rare benign jaw tumor. It is a reactive or degenerative lesion having a mesenchymal origin; presenting as an obvious mass arising from the gingival mucosa of the maxilla or mandible, presenting in neonates. Its etiology, histopathogenesis and natural history are still not well established. It is seen usually in the female gender and mostly involves the maxillary alveolar ridge. MATERIAL/MEHODS: We report a case of a 2.7 kg male baby born with growth on his mandibular ridge which was excised and was proved to be epulis on histopathology. RESULTS: Congenital epulis is often misdiagnosed before surgery because of its rarity and a lack of awareness of the condition by clinicians. It is important for the attending pediatricians, pediatric surgeon to be aware of this rare but benign congenital tumor. CONCLUSIONS: Congenital epulis is often misdiagnosed before surgery because of its rarity and a lack of awareness of the condition by clinicians. As the clinical presentation of this congenital tumor can be distressing due to its size and aggressive appearance, it is important for the attending pediatricians, pediatric surgeon to be aware of this rare but benign congenital tumor. International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2015-08-21 /pmc/articles/PMC4554365/ /pubmed/26379808 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.894698 Text en © Pol J Radiol, 2015 This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited.
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Bhoil, Rohan
Bhoil, Rohit
Chopra, Rajesh
Sharma, Manika
Mistry, Kewal
Congenital Epulis: A Rare Benign Jaw Tumour in a 2-Day-Old Male Baby
title Congenital Epulis: A Rare Benign Jaw Tumour in a 2-Day-Old Male Baby
title_full Congenital Epulis: A Rare Benign Jaw Tumour in a 2-Day-Old Male Baby
title_fullStr Congenital Epulis: A Rare Benign Jaw Tumour in a 2-Day-Old Male Baby
title_full_unstemmed Congenital Epulis: A Rare Benign Jaw Tumour in a 2-Day-Old Male Baby
title_short Congenital Epulis: A Rare Benign Jaw Tumour in a 2-Day-Old Male Baby
title_sort congenital epulis: a rare benign jaw tumour in a 2-day-old male baby
topic Short Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26379808
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.894698
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