• Title of article

    Palatal Swelling: A Diagnostic Enigma

  • Author/Authors

    Suganya, Ramalingam Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology - Faculty of Dental Sciences - Sri Ramachandra University, Tamil Nadu, India , Malathi, Narasimhan Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology - Faculty of Dental Sciences - Sri Ramachandra University, Tamil Nadu, India , Thamizhchelvan, Harikrishnan Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology - Faculty of Dental Sciences - Sri Ramachandra University, Tamil Nadu, India , Ramkumar, Subramaniam Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Faculty of Dental Sciences - Sri Ramachandra University, Tamil Nadu, India , Giri, G. V. V. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Faculty of Dental Sciences - Sri Ramachandra University, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    1
  • To page
    6
  • Abstract
    Giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is a giant-cell-rich bony lesion associated with abundant multinucleated osteoclast-type giant cells. It is a primary neoplasm of bone with characteristic clinical, radiological, and pathological features. It is an expansive and lytic lesion without periosteal reaction and prominent peripheral sclerosis. Giant cells are also seen in other diseases like giant cell granuloma of the jaws, traumatic bone cyst, aneurysmal bone cyst, and jaw tumor of hyperparathyroidism. We present a unique case of GCT of palate in a 30-year-old female.
  • Keywords
    Palatal Swelling , Diagnostic Enigma
  • Journal title
    Case Reports in Dentistry
  • Serial Year
    2016
  • Record number

    2614330