CONGENITAL EPULIS

Sakin Y. F., Cankaya H., Ugurlu S., Kosem M.

NOBEL MEDICUS, cilt.6, sa.3, ss.90-92, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jcu.20765
  • Dergi Adı: NOBEL MEDICUS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.90-92
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Congenital epulis is a rarely encountered pathology the majority of which originates from the gingival mucosa particularly the anterior portion of the maxillary alveolar arch A one day old neonate was brought with an oral mass disrupting nursing On examination a 3X2 cm spherical mass originating from the upper gingiva was found The mass was excised under local anesthesia and histopathologically diagnosed as congenital epulis During a follow up of 4 months no recurrence was found in the patient Congenital epulis has to be among the diagnoses considered initially in gingival masses in neonates