Central giant cell granuloma in Maxilla -A rare case report Dr. Garg Deepanshu*, Post Graduate student, Dr. Sunil M.K.*, Professor & Head, Dr. Singh Param Pal*, Reader, Dr. Trivedi Ashwarya*, Senior Lecturer, Dr. Dua Nisha*, Senior Lecturer, Dr. Kapoor Deepika**, Post Graduate student *Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College and Research Institute, Sunam, Punjab (India) **Dept. of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College and Research Institute, Sunam, Punjab (India) Address for Correspondence: Dr. M. K. Sunil, Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College and Research Institute Sunam. Email: preethiprajana@gmail.com
Online published on 25 July, 2013. Abstract Central giant cell granuloma is an uncommon, benign and proliferative lesion whose etiology is not defined. Central giant cell granuloma (CGCG), formerly called giant cell reparative granuloma, is a non-neoplastic proliferative lesion of unknown etiology. It occurs most commonly in the mandible. The case reported here resembled a wide variety of conditions that led to a misdiagnosis both on clinical and radiographic examinations but was histopathologically diagnosed as CGCG. Presenting a case report of a male patient aged 9 years having chief complaint of swelling of gums in left upper back tooth region which the patient noticed 15–20 days back. Correlating all clinical features and all investigations, we finally diagnosed this case as central giant cell granuloma. Top Keywords Giant cell granuloma, Maxilla, Benign Lesion, Surgical Excision, Corticosteroid Injection. Top |