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Multiple and synchronous peripheral giant cell granulomas of the gums
Luis M Junquera1, Ettore Lupi, Eduardo Lombardía
1Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Oviedo, Asturias Central Hospital, Spain.
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology
|August 20, 2002
Abstract:
The presence of multiple giant cell lesions in the maxillofacial region is suggestive of hyperparathyroidism or neurofibromatosis. A case of synchronous, multiple peripheral giant cell granulomas is reported, bilaterally affecting the mandibular gums and also the upper right maxillary gingival mucosa, without concomitant systemic disease. Only 2 cases of central giant cell granulomas, and no cases of peripheral giant cell granulomas exhibiting similar characteristics, have been reported in the literature to date.