Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma: a Case Report

Peripheral giant cell granuloma is one of the reactive hyperplastic lesions of the oral cavity, which originates from the periosteum or periodontal membrane following local irritation or chronic trauma. This article reports a case of peripheral giant cell granuloma in an 11 years old female patient. The patient's mother had reported to the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry with a chief complaint of swelling in the right back region of upper jaw since four months. Radiographically, (CT scan PNS, maxilla, mandible) revealed ground glass appearance of alveolar process of right maxilla with bony outgrowth along with associated soft tissue component arising from the inner surface of alveolar process of right maxilla.The lesion was excised and sent for histopathologic examination which confirmed the diagnosis of Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma. The 6-month clinical follow-up revealed uneventful soft issue healing. Early and definite diagnosis correlating clinical, radiologic and histopathologic examination is important for conservative management of such lesion thus eliminating potential risk to adjacent hard tissue structures.