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DH340 : The Class : Neoplasia : Types : Soft Tissue Gallery
Congenital Epulis (Nerve Cell Tumor)

Etiology

Neoplastic

 

 

 

 

Predilection

Present at birth

Greater in females

 

 

Location

Anterior maxillary gingiva

 

 

Clinical Appearance

Sessile or pedunculated mass

 

 

 

Microscopic Features

Unencapsulated tumor composed of large cells with granular cytoplasm, similar to cells in granular cell tumor

Treatment

Surgical excision

 

 

 

Diagnostic Process

Microscopic

 

 

 

 

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