title: Central giant cell granuloma of the anterior maxilla.
abstract: Central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) formerly called giant cell reparative granuloma is a non-neoplastic proliferative lesion of unknown etiology. It occurs most commonly in the mandible. The case reported here resembled a wide variety of conditions that led to a misdiagnosis both on clinical and radiographic examination but was histopathologically diagnosed as CGCG. We describe a case of central giant cell granuloma arising from the anterior maxilla to highlight to the general dental practitioner the importance of histopathology in the diagnosis of this enigmatic lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India. amar_as2002@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Amar A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sholapurkar
authors.forename: Keerthilatha M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: Auswaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahsan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology*