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Case Reports
. 2009 Jul;13(2):78-80.
doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.57674.

Multiple congenital epulis in newborn - A rare presentation

Sandeep Sahu  1 , Rk Maurya, Yaswant Rao, Asha Agarwal
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Case Reports

Multiple congenital epulis in newborn - A rare presentation

Sandeep Sahu et al. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

A newborn infant with multiple congenital oral swellings can be a striking sight for both parents and healthcare professionals involved in neonatal care. Neumann first described congenital epulis of a newborn in 1871, hence it is also known as Neumann's tumor. Congenital epulis occurs at birth and has a predilection for females. Congenital epulis clinically appears as a pedunculated protuberant mass. In cases with large lesions, mechanical, oral, and nasal obstruction can impair fetal deglutition or interfering with feeding and / or respiratory impairment. We are reporting a case of a six-day-old, 3.5 kg newborn female, who had reported to our institution with multiple congenital oral swellings arising from the maxilla and mandible.

Keywords: Congenital granular cell epulis; Neumann's tumor; multiple congenital epulis; oral tumors.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Shows multiple oral tumors
Figure 2
Figure 2
After surgical excision of the tumor
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histopathological picture of the tumor
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