title: Palatal Swelling: A Diagnostic Enigma.
abstract: Giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is a giant-cell-rich bony lesion associated with abundant multinucleated osteoclast-type giant cells. It is a primary neoplasm of bone with characteristic clinical, radiological, and pathological features. It is an expansive and lytic lesion without periosteal reaction and prominent peripheral sclerosis. Giant cells are also seen in other diseases like giant cell granuloma of the jaws, traumatic bone cyst, aneurysmal bone cyst, and jaw tumor of hyperparathyroidism. We present a unique case of GCT of palate in a 30-year-old female.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Ramalingam
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0221-8727
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suganya
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Narasimhan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Harikrishnan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thamizhchelvan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Subramaniam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramkumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: G V V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Giri