Author/Authors :
Pourshahidi, Sara Department of Oral Medicine - School of Dentistry - Mashhad University of Medical Science , Ebrahimi, Hooman Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surger - Faculty of Dentistry - Tabriz University of Medical Science , Yazdani, Javad Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surger - Faculty of Dentistry - Tabriz University of Medical Science , Esmaeli, Farzad Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surger - Faculty of Dentistry - Tabriz University of Medical Science , Taghavi Zenouz, Ali Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surger - Faculty of Dentistry - Tabriz University of Medical Science , Mehdipour, Masoumeh Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surger - Faculty of Dentistry - Tabriz University of Medical Science
Abstract :
Central giant cell granuloma (CGCG), formerly called giant cell reparative granuloma, is a nonneoplastic
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. We describe a case of CGCG
arising from the posterior maxilla to highlight the importance of histopathology in the diagnosis of this
enigmatic lesion.
