title: Central giant cell granuloma of the palate; unusual localisation in a five year old child.
abstract: The central giant cell granuloma of the maxillo-mandibular region is a relatively uncommon lesion (3.5%-0.1%). Essentially, it occurs in the second decade of life and it is mainly located in the mandibular region. The female/male ratio is 3:1. The authors present an unusual localisation of central giant cell granuloma in a five year old child's maxillary bone. After a surgical curettage of the lesion, an eighteen months follow-up examination did not show any recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia Maxillo-Faciale, Università La Sapienza di Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cannistrà
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fadda
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guerrieri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vero
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Della Rocca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iannetti
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003475:Curettage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed