title: Advanced giant cell reparative granuloma of the mandible: radiological features and surgical treatment.
abstract: Giant cell reparative granuloma accounts for 1%-7% of all benign lesions of the jaw. Giant cell reparative granuloma often arises in the mandible and in the maxilla and affects children and young adults. It is usually a slow-growing lesion, fast-growing lesions having rarely been reported. The latter, despite the innocent histological appearance, has an aggressive behaviour mimicking a malignant lesion. In the present report the clinical features of an aggressive variety of giant cell reparative granuloma in a 21-year-old female are described focusing on the dental findings at computed tomography and surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, A. Gemelli Hospital, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. eugenio.decorso@tin.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Corso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Politi
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Marchese
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pirronti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paludetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011859:Radiography