Amorim, J.2012-06-262012-06-262010-09Nascer e Crescer 2010; 19(3): 176-1770872-0754http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1065A one month-old girl was referred to our department due a neoformation of the mandible. The excisional biopsy of the lesion revealed a congenital epulides of the newborn. This is an uncommon lesion, easy to diagnose, as it has a typical appearance and localisation. Surgical treatment is the option, namely when it impairs feeding, swallowing or breathing.porcongenital epulides of the newbornbenignjournal article