title: Giant cell granuloma of the maxilla. Global management, review of literature and case report.
abstract: Giant cell granuloma is a relatively rare benign entity but can be locally aggressive. Histologically characterized by intense proliferation of multinucleated giant cells and fibroblasts. Affects bone supported tissues. Definitive diagnosis is given by biopsy. Clinically manifest as a mass or nodule of reddish color and fleshy, occasionally ulcerated surface. They can range from asymptomatic to destructive lesions that grow quickly. It is a lesion to be considered in the differential diagnosis of osteolytic lesions affecting the maxilla or jaw. Its management passed from conservative treatment with intralesional infiltration of corticosteroids, calcitonin or interferon, to the surgical resection and reconstruction, for example with microvascular free flaps. Key words:Giant cell granuloma, intralesional injection, microvascular free flap, fibula.
authors.affiliation: Resident Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery,University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Isidoro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rubio-Correa
authors.affiliation: Staff Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Damián
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Manzano-Solo de Zaldívar
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. Staff Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain. Fellow ofthe Eurpoean Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González-García
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. Staff Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain. Fellow ofthe Eurpoean Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ruíz-Laza
authors.affiliation: Resident Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery,University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Villanueva-Alcojol
authors.affiliation: Resident Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery,University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: González-Ballester
authors.affiliation: Resident Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery,University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernández Vila
authors.affiliation: Head of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Florencio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monje-Gil