title: Giant cell reparative granuloma of the maxillary bone: case report and review of diagnostic criteria.
abstract: This paper reports a case of giant cell reparative granuloma of the right maxillary bone of a 13-year-old caucasian girl. It may be very difficult to distinguish this entity from other lesions of mandible, maxilla and skull bones which contain multinucleated giant cells. The differential diagnosis, especially from giant cell tumors of the bone, is discussed. Accurate diagnosis lies on correct integration of clinical, radiographical and histopathological data.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia e Istologia Patologica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Perugia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sidoni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monico
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: D'Errico
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simoncelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*