Pathological analysis of the epulis. Part 2. Pregnancy epulis.:Part 2: Pregnancy epulis

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A pathological analysis of 18 cases with pregnancy epulis were performed. Most of the tumors appeared at latter half of pregnant period, and gradually increased in size before delivery. It was thought that pregnancy epulis had a tendency to reverse its growth after delivery, but a few cases did not show size regression. The tumor arose most frequently in the anterior region of the maxilla.<BR>Histologically, vascular component predominated in 11 cases, fibrous component predominated in 5 cases, and granulation tissue predominated in 2 cases. Of these, the cases which were excised at latter half of pregnant period were chiefly composed of vascular component. The cases which were excised after delivery showed an increase in the fibrous component.<BR>In the epulis of nonpregnant women and men in the same generation, the most frequent cases were histologically prominent fibrous components.
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