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Nascer e Crescer
Print version ISSN 0872-0754
Nascer e Crescer vol.19 no.3 Porto Sept. 2010
Caso Estomatológico
José M. S. Amorim1
1 Serviço de Estomatologia Hospital Maria Pia / CH Porto
ABSTRACT
A one month-old girl was referred to our department due a neoformation of the mandible. The excisional biopsy of the lesion revealed a congenital epulides of the newborn.
This is an uncommon lesion, easy to diagnose, as it has a typical appearance and localisation. Surgical treatment is the option, namely when it impairs feeding, swallowing or breathing.
Keywords: congenital epulides of the newborn, benign
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BIBLIOGRAFIA
1. Angus C Cameron, Richard P Widmer Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry, 2008, Mosby, p. 163-5 [ Links ]