Congenital epulis: prenatal imaging with MRI and ultrasound

Congenital epulis is an uncommon benign tumor that originates from the alveolar ridge in newborns. It is also known as congenital gingival granular cell tumor. Although there have been around 200 reports of its postnatal diagnosis, this oral tumor has rarely been diagnosed prenatally. We present fet...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric radiology 2003-11, Vol.33 (11), p.800-803
Hauptverfasser: ROY, Sylvain, SINSKY, Anna, WILLIAMS, Bruce, DESILETS, Valerie, PATENAUDE, Yves G
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Zusammenfassung:Congenital epulis is an uncommon benign tumor that originates from the alveolar ridge in newborns. It is also known as congenital gingival granular cell tumor. Although there have been around 200 reports of its postnatal diagnosis, this oral tumor has rarely been diagnosed prenatally. We present fetal MRI and Doppler prenatal imaging of an infant with two congenital epulides (simultaneous involvement of superior and inferior maxillas).
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s00247-003-1024-4