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Prenatal ultrasound detection of congenital gingival granular cell tumor.
Author(s) -
Hulett R L,
Bowerman R A,
Marks T,
Silverstein A
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1991.10.3.185
Subject(s) - medicine , medical library , citation , center (category theory) , library science , radiology , pathology , chemistry , computer science , crystallography
Congenital gingival granular cell tumor in infants is a rare intraoral tumor of unknown histologic origin, but apparently related to the larger, but still uncommon,. group of granular cell tumors seen in all age groups and multiple anatomic areas. We report the prenatal sonographic detection of such a lesion, imaged as a pedunculated extraoral mass extending from an intraoral source. Due to the potential for airway compromise, a prenatal diagnosis of a mass involving the airway should lead to delivery at a medical center prepared to handle that complication both temporarily, with airway maintenance, and ultimately, with surgical correction.