title: Giant cell fibroma. A case presentation and review.
abstract: The giant cell fibroma should be of special interest to the periodontist as its primary site of occurrence is on the gingival tissue. A case report of a large giant cell fibroma is followed by a review of this interesting oral tumor, including the controversy surrounding its classification as a separate entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, USAF Hospital, Yokota Air Base, Japan.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Swan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male