VOLUME 13 , ISSUE 6 ( November-December, 2012 ) > List of Articles
Durga Rajaram Okade, Leena James, Akshay Shetty, Sudhakara Reddy
Citation Information : Okade DR, James L, Shetty A, Reddy S. An Aggressive Lesion of Anterior Maxilla. J Contemp Dent Pract 2012; 13 (6):930-933.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1256
Published Online: 01-04-2013
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2012; The Author(s).
To understand the aggressiveness of lesions in immunocompromised patients. Central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) is a non-neoplastic intraosseous lesion, anterior to the molars and more commonly in the mandible. It is an uncommon lesion accounting for less than 7% of all benign jaw lesions found predominantly in children and young adults with a female predilection of about 2:1 ratio. A 22-year-old male patient came to the department with a growth in the anterior part of the maxilla with pain, rapid pace of growth and which recurred after initial excision as told to us in the case history. A diagnosis of CGCG of aggressive nature should be kept in mind, in a young immunocompromised patient. A recurrent lesion, with rapid pace of growth, associated with pain, a positive immunodeficient status, lesion in the anterior maxilla in a male patient, we can think of an aggressive CGCG. Okade DR, James L, Shetty A, Reddy S. An Aggressive Lesion of Anterior Maxilla. J Contemp Dent Pract 2012;13(6):930-933.