ABSTRACT
A case of melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy occurring in the maxilla in a 13 day old neonate is described. Computed tomography and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis and a submucosal excision was carried out when the infant was 30 days old. But three weeks later the patient reported back with a recurrence and a wide surgical excision was performed. The recurrence may have been caused by incomplete removal of the tumor cells and the initial surgical procedure may have stimulated tumour cell proliferation. Fortunately, 6 month follow up of the patient showed no recurrence.
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle , Cell Nucleus/ultrastructure , Cell Proliferation , Cytoplasm/ultrastructure , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Maxillary Neoplasms/congenital , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology , Neuroectodermal Tumor, Melanotic/congenital , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
A tumor was found to be arising from the right maxillary alveolar margin of a newborn baby. No other congenital abnormality was detected. Following excision and histopathological examination, diagnosis of benign congenital granular cell epulis was made. The post-operative course was uneventful.
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Alveolar Process , Female , Granuloma, Giant Cell/congenital , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Maxillary Neoplasms/congenitalABSTRACT
Congenital granular-cell myoblastoma is a rare jaw tumor presenting in the neonatal period. The differentiation between congenital epulis and granular cell myoblastoma is a controversial issue amongst pathologists. It is a benign swelling in which simple excision is the treatment of choice. Here we report two cases with a brief review of literature.