Prenatal diagnosis of congenital epulis. A case study.

Congenital granular epulis is a rare benign tumour situated on the alveolar ridge, which usually presents as a single tumour of variable size. Prenatal diagnosis of epulis has rarely been reported in medical literature. A possible complication is airway obstruction, which is essentially determined by the size of the tumour. Because of the potential risk of neonatal respiratory distress, prenatal diagnosis is valuable in the organization of a safe delivery. The case presented here is the prenatal diagnosis of a congenital epulis discovered in the 32nd week of pregnancy. Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel.