%0 Journal Article
%T Central giant cell granuloma of the posterior maxilla: a case report
%A Hooman Ebrahimi
%A Javad Yazdani
%A Sara Pourshahidi
%A Farzad Esmaeli
%J Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects
%D 2008
%I Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
%X 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 examinations but was histopathologically diagnosed as CGCG. We describe a case of CGCG arising from the posterior maxilla to highlight the importance of histopathology in the diagnosis of this enigmatic lesion.
%U http://dentistry.tbzmed.ac.ir/joddd/index.php/joddd/article/view/44