Multiple Congenital Epulides in A Newborn : With Special Reference to Reported Cases in Japan

Ishikawa Takenori

Nakai Taketomi

Fujimoto Kinji

Harada Tadashi

Tabuchi Junji

Shimosato Tsunehiro

Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences

[PISSN] 0018-2052

[EISSN] 2433-7668

[NCID] AA00664312

This report describes a case of multiple epulides which simultaneously occurred on the maxilla and the mandible of a 6-day-old female baby. The clinical findings, diagnostic procedure, surgical treatment, histopathology, and 2-year follow-up of this case are presented. Based on the clinicostatistical and histopathologic investigations with special reference to the pertinent Japanese literature, a possible histogenetic etiology of this entity is discussed. Any odontogenic component might play an important role in the developoment of this tumor. This case of multiple epulides is considered to be very rare.

Congenital epulis

Multiple

Histogenesis

医学 [ 490 ]

英語

Hiroshima University Medical Press

[ISSN] 0018-2052

[NCID] AA00664312

[PMID] 2700188