Peripheral giant cell granuloma from dentist's perspective-a case report & review Shetty Roshini1,*, Prabhu Vishnudas2, Moosaba3, Shakil M4, Priyal G5, Shantala6 1Final Year Post-Graduate Student, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore 2Professor, Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore 3Professor and Head of the Department of General Surgery, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore 4Senior Lecturer, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore 5Second Year Post-Graduate Student, Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore 6Assistant Professor, Department of General Pathology, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore *Corresponding author: Roshini Shetty, Yenepoya College, Yenepoya University, University Road, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India. E-mail: roshinishetty@gmail.com; Mobile Number: +918792463185
Online published on 18 April, 2014. Abstract Peripheral giant cell granuloma(PGCG) is considered to be a benign hyperplastic reactive lesion. Though etiology is unclear, it appears to be caused by local irritation or chronic trauma. This article presents a case of PGCG in a 68 year old female, with an emphasis on the need for awareness among general practioners regarding the role of dentists in adequate management to help in the prevention of recurrence of this lesion. Other less common features of peripheral giant cell granuloma which were present in our case, like the presence of calcification in the lesion, large size of the lesion and the possibility of a multiple peripheral giant cell granuloma without any concomitant systemic disease have been reviewed here. Top Keywords Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma, Calcification, Recurrence, Multiple. Top |