Congenital granular cell epulis in a neonate: a case report and review of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
Congenital granular cell epulis (CGCE) is a rare benign tumor typically presenting at birth and most commonly located on the maxillary alveolar ridge.Case PresentationWe report the case of a five-day-old female with a smooth, multilobulated mass on the right maxillary alveolar ridge causing feeding...
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| author | P. C. Guidone Roberta Seccia L. A. Fabrocini G. Troiano G. Troiano G. Maffei Maria Carmela Pedicillo Giuseppe Pannone Lorenzo Lo Muzio Rosanna Zamparese Giorgio Mori Ilenia Sara De Stefano |
| author_facet | P. C. Guidone Roberta Seccia L. A. Fabrocini G. Troiano G. Troiano G. Maffei Maria Carmela Pedicillo Giuseppe Pannone Lorenzo Lo Muzio Rosanna Zamparese Giorgio Mori Ilenia Sara De Stefano |
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| description | Congenital granular cell epulis (CGCE) is a rare benign tumor typically presenting at birth and most commonly located on the maxillary alveolar ridge.Case PresentationWe report the case of a five-day-old female with a smooth, multilobulated mass on the right maxillary alveolar ridge causing feeding difficulties. Surgical excision was performed under sedation. Histological and immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the diagnosis of CGCE. No recurrence was observed at one-month follow-up.ConclusionEarly diagnosis and surgical treatment of CGCE are essential to avoid functional impairment. The prognosis is excellent following complete excision. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fba2fbcd457e4d28bb922802152f35212025-08-20T03:59:45ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oral Health2673-48422025-08-01610.3389/froh.2025.15482911548291Congenital granular cell epulis in a neonate: a case report and review of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosisP. C. Guidone0Roberta Seccia1L. A. Fabrocini2G. Troiano3G. Troiano4G. Maffei5Maria Carmela Pedicillo6Giuseppe Pannone7Lorenzo Lo Muzio8Rosanna Zamparese9Giorgio Mori10Ilenia Sara De Stefano11Department of Oral Surgery, Policlinico Riuniti Foggia, Foggia, ItalyPathological Anatomy Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Oral Surgery, Policlinico Riuniti Foggia, Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, LUM University, Casamassima, ItalyNeonatology end Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Policlinico Riuniti Foggia, Foggia, ItalyPathological Anatomy Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyPathological Anatomy Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyLegal Medicine Unit, Ascoli Piceno Hospital C-G. Mazzoni, Ascoli Piceno, ItalyPathology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyPathological Anatomy Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyCongenital granular cell epulis (CGCE) is a rare benign tumor typically presenting at birth and most commonly located on the maxillary alveolar ridge.Case PresentationWe report the case of a five-day-old female with a smooth, multilobulated mass on the right maxillary alveolar ridge causing feeding difficulties. Surgical excision was performed under sedation. Histological and immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the diagnosis of CGCE. No recurrence was observed at one-month follow-up.ConclusionEarly diagnosis and surgical treatment of CGCE are essential to avoid functional impairment. The prognosis is excellent following complete excision.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/froh.2025.1548291/fullbenign tumorscongenital epulisgranular cell tumorinfancy tumororal tumorhistopathology |
| spellingShingle | P. C. Guidone Roberta Seccia L. A. Fabrocini G. Troiano G. Troiano G. Maffei Maria Carmela Pedicillo Giuseppe Pannone Lorenzo Lo Muzio Rosanna Zamparese Giorgio Mori Ilenia Sara De Stefano Congenital granular cell epulis in a neonate: a case report and review of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis Frontiers in Oral Health benign tumors congenital epulis granular cell tumor infancy tumor oral tumor histopathology |
| title | Congenital granular cell epulis in a neonate: a case report and review of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis |
| title_full | Congenital granular cell epulis in a neonate: a case report and review of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis |
| title_fullStr | Congenital granular cell epulis in a neonate: a case report and review of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congenital granular cell epulis in a neonate: a case report and review of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis |
| title_short | Congenital granular cell epulis in a neonate: a case report and review of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis |
| title_sort | congenital granular cell epulis in a neonate a case report and review of diagnosis treatment and prognosis |
| topic | benign tumors congenital epulis granular cell tumor infancy tumor oral tumor histopathology |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/froh.2025.1548291/full |
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