Pathology Trivia Question Bank
Surgical Pathology
Author:
shadia
Submit Date:
1/18/2008
Question:
What is the term for a granular cell tumor arising in the gingiva of newborns and how is it immunohistochemically different from its adult counterpart?
Answer
:
Congenital epulis or Neumann's tumor-- it stains NEGATIVE for S-100 (unlike adult granular cell tumors that are S-100 positive).
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