A Review and Report of Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma in a 4-Year-Old Child

Autor: Afsaneh Nekouei, Alireza Eshghi, Parisa Jafarnejadi, Zahra Enshaei
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Dentistry, Vol 2016 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6447
2090-6455
DOI: 10.1155/2016/7536304
Popis: Peripheral giant cell granuloma is a common benign and reactive gingival epulis in oral cavity. It is often difficult to make a clinical diagnosis; thereby definitive diagnosis depends on histopathologic features. We report a case of a 4-year-old Caucasian boy presenting with a five-month history a 20 × 15 × 12 mm pedunculated, lobular soft tissue mass of the left anterior maxilla gingiva which was misdiagnosed and maltreated before his referral. An excisional biopsy of the lesion followed by histopathologic examination of the biopsy specimen revealed distinctive features of peripheral giant cell granuloma. Early detection and excision of this hyperplastic nodule especially in children are important to minimize potential dentoalveolar complications.
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