title: The peripheral giant cell granuloma.
abstract: A peripheral giant cell granuloma can be seen as a pedunculated or broad-based lesion. Such lesions occur after age 20 years, with 50 percent of patients 40 to 59 years old. Frequently, there is a history of trauma to the region.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army Dental Clinic Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Warrington
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis