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Affiliations
1 Cleft and Craniofacial Centre, Sai Shree Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, IN
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr .D. Y. Patil Dental College and
Hospital, Pune-18, Maharashtra, IN
3 Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, IN
Source
International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences, Vol 1, No 1 (2012), Pagination: 23-27
Abstract
Central giant cell tumors (CGCTs) of jawbones in pediatric patients present some particular characteristics with regard to their biological behavior. Such lesions are benign, locally aggressive, non-odontogenic, relatively uncommon tumors of the oral cavity, of unknown etiology accounting for less than 7 % of all benign jaw lesions in tooth bearing areas. Such a tumor usually occurs in the first three decades of life and has a predilection for females with predominance of the anterior portion of the mandible, usually crossing the midline. We report an interesting case of CGCT of the anterior maxilla in an 8-year-old boy with a follow up of two years.
Keywords
Central Giant Cell Tumor, Benign, Boy, Maxilla.
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