[Cementoblastoma of the maxilla: report of a rare case with delayed diagnosis]

Cementoblastoma is a rare neoplasm accounting for less than 1% of all odontogenic tumors. It mostly arises in the mandible but rarely in the maxilla. The tumor appears as a slow-growing solitary mass which usually results in pain and swelling.In this report, the clinical, radiographic and histopathologic characteristics of cementoblastoma in a case of maxillary cementoblastoma with delayed diagnosis are presented

[Central giant cell granuloma of the anterior maxilla: a case report]

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