PEDIATRICS Vol. 58 No. 6 December 1976, pp. 881-884
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Lymphangiomas of the Alveolar Ridges in Neonates

L. Stefan Levin D.D.S., M.S.D.1, Ronald J. Jorgenson D.D.S.1, and Bradley A. Jarvey D.D.S.1

1 Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, and the Department of Oral Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, and the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston

Blue-domed, fluid-filled lesions on the alveolar ridges of neonates were noted in 3.7% of all normal black newborns examined. None were found in whites. On microscopic examination of eight such lesions, the diagnosis of lymphangioma was made. These lymphangiomas should not be confused with Epstein's pearls, Bohn's nodules, eruption cysts, or mucous retention phenomena. The natural history of such lymphangiomas is unknown. However, spontaneous regression was noted in several cases.

Submitted on January 26, 1976
Accepted on March 15, 1976