## Abstract Congenital epulis is a benign gingival tumor that has rarely been diagnosed prenatally. We report a fetus with congenital epulis diagnosed by ultrasound at 37 weeks' gestation. The mass was diagnosed as originating from the inferior alveolar ridge prenatally. After birth, it was complet
Congenital epulis: prenatal imaging with MRI and ultrasound
✍ Scribed by Sylvain Roy; Anna Sinsky; Bruce Williams; Valérie Desilets; YvesG. Patenaude
- Book ID
- 105939658
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 421 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
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