Peripheral giant cell granuloma

Peripheral giant cell granuloma or the so-called "giant cell epulis" is the most common oral giant cell lesion. It normally presents as a soft tissue purplish-red nodule consisting of multinucleated giant cells in a background of mononuclear stromal cells and extravasated red blood cells....

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Published inContemporary clinical dentistry Vol. 3; no. Suppl 1; pp. S118 - S121
Main Authors Tandon, Padam Narayan, Gupta, S K, Gupta, Durga Shanker, Jurel, Sunit Kumar, Saraswat, Abhishek
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.04.2012
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Cells
Dentistry
Diagnosis
Giant cell tumors
Granuloma
Jaw
Mouth
Peripheral giant cell granuloma/giant cell epulis
reactive
Tissues
India
Jaw
Peripheral giant cell granuloma/giant cell epulis
reactive
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Summary:Peripheral giant cell granuloma or the so-called "giant cell epulis" is the most common oral giant cell lesion. It normally presents as a soft tissue purplish-red nodule consisting of multinucleated giant cells in a background of mononuclear stromal cells and extravasated red blood cells. This lesion probably does not represent a true neoplasm, but rather may be reactive in nature, believed to be stimulated by local irritation or trauma, but the cause is not certainly known. This article reports a case of peripheral giant cell granuloma arising at the maxillary anterior region in a 22-year-old female patient. The lesion was completely excised to the periosteum level and there is no residual or recurrent swelling or bony defect apparent in the area of biopsy after a follow-up period of 6 months.
ISSN:0976-237X
0976-2361
DOI:10.4103/0976-237X.95121