Indian Journal of Mednodent and Allied Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 3

Giant-Cell Fibroma of Oral Cavity- A Case Report

  • Author:
  • A. Ravi Prakesh1, M. Rajini Kanth2, A. Vikram Simha3, G. Sreenath3, B. Radhika4,
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 105 to 108

1Professor and Head, G. Pulla Reddy Dental College and Hospital, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India

2Professor, G. Pulla Reddy Dental College and Hospital, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India

3Reader, G. Pulla Reddy Dental College and Hospital, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India

4PG Student, G. Pulla Reddy Dental College and Hospital, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India

*Corresponding author email id: radhikapinky.b@gmail.com

Online published on 12 August, 2019.

Abstract

Giant-cell fibroma is a benign fibrotic soft tissue lesion with several unique features, separating it from other oral fibrous hyperplasias. Giant cell fibromas are most commonly seen in younger adults. It is often mistaken with fibroma because of due to its clinical resemblance. Its peculiar histopathological features help to distinguish giant-cell fibroma from them. The presence of stellate fibroblasts and multi-nucleated giant cells makes this lesion a different pathological entity. This article presents a case report of giant-cell fibroma in a 65-year-old female patient, this late manifestation of the lesion makes the case unusual.

Keywords

Giant-cell fibroma, Oral fibrous hyperplasias, Stellate fibroblasts, Multinucleated giant cells, Fibrotic soft tissue