1Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MA Rangoonwala Dental College and Research Center, Pune
2Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MA Rangoonwala Dental College and Research Center, Pune
3Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MA Rangoonwala Dental College and Research Center, Pune
4Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MA Rangoonwala Dental College and Research Center, Pune
5Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MA Rangoonwala Dental College and Research Center, Pune
6Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MA Rangoonwala Dental College and Research Center, Pune
*Corresponding author: Dr Khadija Samoon Suterwala, Email: khatijasamoon.ks@hotmail.com
Online published on 24 September, 2015.
Central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) is a nonneoplastic lesion which exhibits a Spectrum of clinical behavior ranging from nonaggressive to aggressive variants. This paper presents a case of CGCG involving the maxilla. The striking feature of present case is its aggressive nature and presence of the lesion in the posterior part of maxilla which is considered to be a rare finding as the lesion commonly occurs in the mandible anterior to first molar. The swelling was clinically and histologically diagnosed as Central Giant Cell Granuloma.
Giant cell granuloma, neoplastic lesion, maxilla
