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Comparison of giant cell granuloma of the jaw and non‐ossifying fibroma
Author(s) -
Slootweg Pieter J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1989.tb00750.x
Subject(s) - giant cell , central giant cell granuloma , ossifying fibroma , pathology , granuloma , fibroma , giant cell tumors , anatomy , medicine , lesion
The present investigation concerns 113 patients with peripheral giant cell granulomas, 52 patients with central giant cell granulomas and 18 patients with non‐ossifying fibromas of the long bones. The purpose was to analyze the possible equivalence of central giant cell granulomas with non‐ossifying fibromas. Non‐ossifying fibromas occur at a lower mean age than central giant cell granulomas and moreover, although central giant cell granulomas may exhibit areas that are histologically similar to non‐ossifying fibromas, the presence of other features, especially bone formation, warrants a recognition of central giant cell granulomas and non‐ossifying fibromas as separate entities.