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. 2019 Dec 28;6(1):e03085.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e03085. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Central giant cell granuloma of the mandibular condyle: A rare case and a literature review

Gabriele Bocchialini  1 , Luana Salvagni  1 , Agostino Guerini  2 , Andrea Castellani  1
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Central giant cell granuloma of the mandibular condyle: A rare case and a literature review

Gabriele Bocchialini et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

Introduction: Central giant cell granuloma is a benign intraosseous lesion; tumours in the condylar region are rarely reported.

Case presentation: We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with preauricular swelling, limitation of joint motion and pain on only the right side.

Discussion: The patient was evaluated based on her preoperative clinical manifestations, by orthopantomography and computed tomography (CT). CT revealed a lesion on the right condylar head. Surgery was scheduled based on this imaging finding, histological findings from an incisional biopsy specimen, and the patient's indications and symptoms.

Conclusion: Of all reported cases of central giantcell granuloma, only five (including this case) were located in the mandibular condyle.

Keywords: Bone; Central giant cell granuloma; Condyle; Dental surgery; Dentistry; Intraosseous; Mandible; Oral medicine; Surgery.

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Preoperative Axial view of the lesion.
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Preoperative Coronal view of the lesion.
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Intraoperative view of the preauricular approach of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) region during removal of the lesion.
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Fibroblastic proliferations with associated collagen, many blood vessels, and collections of epithelioid histiocytes that included numerous siderophages and multinucleate giant cells.
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Fibroblastic proliferations with associated collagen, many blood vessels, and collections of epithelioid histiocytes that included numerous siderophages and multinucleate giant cells.
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12 months follow up in axial view.
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12 months follow up in coronal view.
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