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  • Oral pathology
  • Pediatric dentistry
  • Histopathology

Background:

  • Congenital granular cell epulis is a rare oral lesion.
  • It predominantly affects the maxillary alveolar ridge in newborn females.
  • Its histogenesis remains largely unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the unique clinical, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical features of congenital granular cell epulis.
  • To differentiate this rare lesion from other differential diagnoses, particularly adult granular cell tumor.

Main Methods:

  • Histopathological examination of the lesion.
  • Immunohistochemical analysis using a panel of markers, including S-100, laminin, chromogranin, neuron-specific enolase, and vimentin.

Main Results:

  • Microscopic findings include nests of polygonal cells with granular cytoplasm, a capillary network, and thin squamous epithelium.
  • The lesion showed immunoreactivity for neuron-specific enolase and vimentin.
  • It lacked immunoreactivity for S-100, laminin, and chromogranin.

Conclusions:

  • Congenital granular cell epulis possesses distinct features that aid in its diagnosis.
  • Immunohistochemistry is crucial for distinguishing it from adult granular cell tumor and other epulides.