title: Central giant cell granuloma located in the maxilla in a 8-year old boy.
abstract: Central giant cell granuloma is a rare occurring tumor-like lesion of the facial part of the skull, located more often in mandible (from 2:1 to 3:1), than in the maxilla. It accounts for 7% of all benign tumors of the jaws, whereas the brown tumor is a complication of a primary hyperparathyroidism and occurs in approximately 4.5%, or in 1.5%, when the tumor is a complication of secondary hyperparathyroidism. However, the brown tumor is significantly less often observed than the presented lesion. The authors describe a case of central giant cell granuloma of the maxilla, located in the area of premolar teeth. Pantomograhic x ray showed unilocular osteolytic bone loss of the maxilla with ectopic teeth. As a part of the One Day surgery procedures, the tumor has been removed with the margin and embedded teeth, and oroantral communication closure performed. In follow-up examination after 10 months and 2 years from the surgery, no recurrence of the tumor has been observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In diferential diagnosis of tumors of face and skull, it is needed to consider the giant cell granuloma and also the brown bone tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janas
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Osica
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography