title: Combined curettage and cryosurgical treatment for the aggressive "giant cell lesion" of the mandible.
abstract: The treatment of an aggressive giant cell lesion of the mandible by combined curettage and cryosurgery is presented with a 5 year follow-up without recurrence. The difficulty in diagnosing and treating the more persistent central giant cell granulomas as compared to giant cell tumors of the jaws is discussed, and a more conservative first surgical approach is presented.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods; D003475:Curettage; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*