a swelling of the gum, usually as a result of fibrous hyperplasia
2. veterinary science
a benign tumour attached to the jaw of an animal, esp a dog
Examples of 'epulis' in a sentence
epulis
The lesion was diagnosed as an epulis.
Yusuke Higuchi, Fumihiko Tsushima, Kanako Sumikura, Yuriko Sato, Hiroyuki Harada,Kou Kayamori, Tohru Ikeda 2019, 'Diagnosis and treatment of oral focal mucinosis: a case series', Journal of Medical Case Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2033-8. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Initially, the lesion was excised through a provisional clinical diagnosis of epulis.
Gianfilippo Nifosì, Hubert Bressand, Antonio Fabrizio Nifosì, Lorenzo Nifosì, PierreDamseaux 2017, 'Epulis-Like Presentation of Gingival Renal Cancer Metastasis', Case Reports in Oncologyhttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/479500. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Following excision and histopathological examination, diagnosis of benign congenital granular cell epulis was made.
Subramaniam R, Shah R, Kapur V 1993, 'Congenital epulis.', Journal of Postgraduate Medicinehttp://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1993;volume=39;issue=1;spage=36;epage=36;aulast=Subramaniam. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Here two cases of congenital epulis are presented.
Shilpa J Parikh, Madhura Jain 2005, 'Congenital Epulis : Report of Two Cases', Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiologyhttp://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2005;volume=17;issue=1;spage=28;epage=31;aulast=Parikh;type=0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The differential diagnosis includes lymphatic malformations, epulis, epignatus, tyroglossal canal cyst and hemangioma.
Aytül Çorbacıoğlu Esmer, Recep Has, Atıl Yüksel, İbrahim Kalelioğlu 2013, 'Prenatal diagnosis of congenital ranula: Case Report', Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecologyhttp://www.tjoddergisi.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/prenatal-diagnosis-of-congenital-ranula-case-repor/9058. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The diagnosis was concluded as congenital granular cell epulis.
Kenichi Mizutani, Munenori Mukai, Hitoshi Nagatsuka, Sohsuke Yamada 2019, 'Whitish-Yellow Tumor on its Characteristic Cut Surface: A Case Report of CongenitalGranular Cell Epulis', Clinical Pathologyhttps://doi.org/10.1177/2632010X19831257. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This case report describes a 15-day-old female infant with multiple congenital epulis of the mandibular alveolar ridge.
Mohammad Gharavi, Nona Zabolinejad, Mehran Hiradfar, Sadaf Sebt 2011, 'Multiple Congenital Epulis of the Mandibular Ridge: A Case Report', Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngologyhttp://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/?_action=showPDF&article=199&_ob=240f180d8ca179439f71eecdeaa13282&fileName=full_text.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The clinical impression was congenital epulis.
Brannon Robert B, Ritwik Priyanshi, Musselman Robert J 2010, 'Spontaneous regression of congenital epulis: a case report and review of the literature',Journal of Medical Case Reportshttp://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/331. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)