Open AccessSurgical Management of Aggressive Central Giant Cell Granuloma of Maxilla through Le Fort I Access Osteotomy
Author(s) -
Goutham Reddy,
G. Sridhar Reddy,
Nalla VivekaVardhan Reddy,
Aswin Kumar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.96543
Subject(s) - medicine , maxilla , lesion , osteotomy , asymptomatic , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , radiological weapon , surgery , dentistry , botany , biology , genus
Giant cell granuloma (GCG) is an uncommon bony lesion in the head and neck region, most commonly affecting the maxilla and mandible and has a female predilection. The clinical behavior of central GCG ranges from a slowly growing asymptomatic swelling to an aggressive lesion. The clinical, radiological, histological features and management of an aggressive GCG of maxilla in an 18-year-old female patient are described and discussed. It is emphasized that surgery is the traditional and still the most accepted treatment for GCG. Le Fort I osteotomy has been advocated as one of the access osteotomy for the surgical management of aggressive and extensive GCG involving the maxilla. The postoperative morbidity and recurrence have been discussed