S Shojaei
1, H Zareei
2, M Zargaran
3*1 Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
2 Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Dental Research Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: M. Zargaran Address: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Hamadan Dental Faculty, Shaheed Fahmideh Blv. Zip: 65176-59114, Hamadan, Iran Tel: (+98) 911 175 11 96 Fax: (+98) 811 838 10 85 , Email:
mm.zargaran@yahoo.com
Abstract
Congenital granular cell tumor (CGCT) is a unique benign tumor of soft tissue in newborns, which usually occurs on the anterior alveolar mucosa of the jaws. It is 8 to 10 times more prevalent in females than males. We present a case report of a 3-month-old female infant, who had a solitary mass on the anterior mandibular alveolar ridge. The lesion, which was histologically a congenital granular cell tumor, was removed completely by simple excision.