Aim: In this study we present a rare case of congenital gingival granular cell tumour with intraoral location.
Subject: A mass, 3 cm in diameter, protruding out of a newborn’s mouth was found on physical examination. Operative removal was performed due to feeding problems and risk of aspiration pneumonia. Macroscopically the specimen was pedunculated and had a smooth surface. Histologically; the tumour cells had oval nuclei and finely granular eosinophilic cytoplasm without cellular atypia and mitotic activity. Neither recurrence nor complication has been encountered over five-month follow up.
Result: Although congenital granular cell tumour clinically results in some difficulties in differential diagnosis, confident diagnosis can be performed with histopathological examination.
Key Words: Congenital granular cell tumour
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