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Journal of Dentistry-Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. 2010; 11 (3): 262-267
in Persian
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ABSTRACT
Central giant cell granuloma [CGCG] is a non-neoplastic proliferative intra-osseous lesion which occurs almost exclusively in the jaws, anterior to the molars and more commonly in the mandible. This article presents an unusual case of CGCG in a 56-year old edentulous woman with the chief complaint of a rapidly growing lesion in the anterior part of her maxilla. Based on the clinical findings and radiographic pattern of its huge calcification [in the panoramic view and CT scan], the lesion was misdiagnosed as destructive fibro-osseous or malignant lesion, but it was histopathologically diagnosed as CGCG. This case report is presented to highlight the importance of histopathology in the diagnosis of this enigmatic lesion