Synonym(s)
Pregnancy tumor
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
On the floor of a pregnancy gingivitis or also spontaneously occurring, rapidly growing, 0.5-2.0 cm large, little painful, often erosive or bleeding nodule of the oral mucosa, which usually originates from an interdental papilla or interdigital space.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Etiopathologically, it is a granulation tissue rich in vessels (see epulis below), comparable to a granuloma pyogenicum.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
S.a.u. Epulis.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Bork K et al (2008) Oral mucosa and lip diseases. Schattauer, Stuttgart, New York S. 17-18
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer