Congenital Gingival Granular Cell Tumor: Case Report

Abstract

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

Keywords

• Congenital granular cell tumour

Kongenital Gingival Granüler Hücreli Tümör: Olgu Sunumu

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, nadir görülen ağız içi yerleşimli bir konjenital gingival granüler hücreli tümör (KGGHT) olgusu sunulması amaçlandı. Olgu: Yenidoğan bir kız bebekte, fizik muayenede, ağız içinden dışarıya taşan 3 cm çapında kitle saptandı. Kitle, aspirasyon pnömoni riski ve beslenme sorunları nedeniyle operasyonla çıkarıldı. Makroskopik olarak saplı düzgün yüzeyli tümör izlendi. Mikroskopik olarak; tümör oval nükleuslu ince granüler geniş eozinofilik stoplazmalı, hücresel atipi ve mitoz içermeyen hücrelerden oluşmaktaydı. Beş aylık takip sonunda herhangi bir komplikasyon veya rekürrens izlenmedi. Sonuç: KGGHT, klinik olarak kimi lezyonlarla karışabilmesine rağmen, patolojik olarak tanınmasında herhangi bir zorluk bulunmamaktadır. Anahtar kelimeler: Kongenital granüler hücreli tümör

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kongenital granüler hücreli tümör

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