Abstract：【Objective】To analyze the clinical and imaging finding of in congenital granular cell epulis, and improve the recognition of the disease.【Methods】The clinical data of 6 children diagnosed with CGCE by surgical pathology from June 2017 to February 2023 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed, and their clinical and imaging characteristics were analyzed.【Results】The maximum tumor diameter of 6 cases was 1.3-3.4 cm, and 4 cases had multiple lesions, of which 3 cases involved both maxillary and mandibular alveolar crista, and 1 case involved both maxillary alveolar crista and sublingual. 2 cases had single lesions involving maxillary anterior alveolar ridge and mandibular alveolar ridge, respectively. Necrosis、cystic change and hemorrhage was not seen in 6 cases. Two cases showed filling enhancement from the edge to the center, and 3 cases showed gradual enhancement. The tumors had high signal on DWI, and low signal on ADC map. No adjacent bone was involved in 6 cases.【Conclusions】The imaging findings of CGCE have certain characteristics, and the diagnosis needs to be confirmed by pathological and immunohistochemical examination.
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