Congenital Granular Cell Lesion: A Case Report

Dionline Borges Paulo^1*, Bruna Rodrigues Barbosa¹, Jerúsia Oliveira Ibiapina², Ana Maria Gonçalves Rebelo², Teresinha Castello Branco Carvalho², Lina Gomes dos Santos^1,2

¹Department of Specialty Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil.
²Department of Pathology, São Marcos Hospital, Teresina, Brazil.

DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2014.310123                

Abstract

The congenital granular cell lesion is a rare disease that affects newborns. We present a case of a patient with nodular lesions that were located on the anterior part of the maxillary alveolar. The surgical resection of the one lesion and its histological and immunohistochemical study were made.

Keywords

Congenital Epulis, Congenital Granular Cell Lesion, Surgery

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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