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Aggressive giant cell lesion of mandible-confusing to common: true neoplasm versus reactive lesion.

Santha Devy ArumugamBharathraj KanniyappanUmamaheswari GiriSivaramakrishnan Muthanandam
Published in: BMJ case reports (2023)
Destructive lesions in the craniofacial region especially in the jawbones, if associated with giant cells, include a spectrum of lesions that pose difficulty in diagnosis. The nature of such a lesion in the jawbones is questionable about whether it is a reactive/benign lesion or aggressive/non-aggressive. Clinical, radiological and histopathological correlation may be a reliable indicator to differentiate between the qualities of the lesion, which directly accounts for effective and individual planning of the treatment. Here we present a case of a woman in her late 20s with an unusual destructive lesion of the mandible.
Keyphrases
  • giant cell
  • induced apoptosis
  • oxidative stress
  • cell death
  • signaling pathway
  • low grade