Open AccessCongenital granular cell tumor of the alveolar ridge
Author(s) -
Meetu Dhingra,
Chayanika Pantola,
Asha Agarwal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.64315
Subject(s) - histogenesis , granular cell tumor , alveolar ridge , granular cell , pathology , tumor cells , schwann cell , cell , medicine , anatomy , biology , surgery , cancer research , central nervous system , immunohistochemistry , implant , genetics
Congenital epulis or neonatal granular cell tumor is a tumor whose histogenesis has long been debated. It is dissimilar to other granular cell tumors; the latter having derivation from Schwann cells and hence being S-100 positive. We report a case of congenital granular cell tumor in a newborn female child that was uneventfully operated. The case is reported here because of its rarity.