| BENIGN TUMORS IN THE ALVEOLAR RIDGE OF NEWBORNS |
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Jae-Ho Lee1, So-Hwa Kim1, Jung-Hun Yun2, Byung-Jai Choi1 |
1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University
2Department of Oral Patholog*, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University |
| 신생아의 치조제에 발생한 양성 종물 |
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이제호1, 김소화1, 윤정훈2, 최병재1 |
1연세대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실
2연세대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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The soft tissue tumors that occur commonly in newborn infants include palatal and gingival cyst of the newborn, congenital epulis, hemangioma, teratoma, pyogenic granuloma, and irritation fibroma. Such soft tissue tumors in the alveolar ridge of newborns are usually treated by surgical excision. If untreated, they can cause airway obstruction and breathing difficulty due to aspiration. They also cause discomfort during oral feeding. If nasal feeding is tried, since vomitting is impossible, there is a risk of aspiration pneumonia. In this case, a newborn infant visited our hospital with soft tissue tumor as chief complaint, and the infant was treated by surgical excision. It appeared to be similar to pyogenic granuloma and irritation fibroma upon histologic exam. However, it was different from those diseases since multinucleated giant cells were observed and it was congenital. The pathologic process of this neoplasm is not clear. This case is reported, since it is difficult to classify it as a specific disease. |
| Key Words:
Soft tissue tumor, Newborn, Pyogenic granuloma, Irritation fibroma |
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