title: Giant cell tumour of mandible: report of a rare case.
abstract: There are various reports of giant cell tumour of long bones but the documented evidence of occurrence of giant cell tumour of mandible is very rare. Because of extreme rarity of occurrence we report one such case. The patient was a 45 year male presented with hard swelling in region of parotid. In CT scan was suggestive of a heterogeneously enhancing lesion lying deep to right parotid gland. It showed central necrosis and erosion of the right coronoid process of mandible. FNAC report was that of giant cell tumour. Tumour was surgically excised preserving the facial nerve and curetting of coronoid process of mandible. He is on follow up till date with no facial palsy and no sign of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, Bharti Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dehadaray
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, Bharti Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Maitri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaushik
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, Bharti Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Prasun
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, Bharti Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Vikrant
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sagar
keywords: Facial nerve; Giant cell tumor; Mandible; Osteoclastoma