PERIPHERAL GIANT CELLS GRANULOMA PERCEIVED AFTER TOOTH EXTRACTION: A CASE REPORT

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2022-09, Vol.134 (3), p.e155-e155
• Main Authors: De Oliveira, Beatriz Simas, Tenório, Edval Reginaldo, De Oliveira, Izabelle Alves Mendes, Gonçalves, Luciana Fernandes Souza, De Oliveira Lins, Marina Souza, Sarmento, Viviane Almeida, De Oliveira Gonzalez, Thaís Feitosa Leitão
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2212-4403; 2212-4411
• DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.01.399

Peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a nonneoplastic proliferative process, usually asymptomatic and located in the gingiva or alveolar mucosa. It is caused by an irritating factor or local trauma. A 52-year-old female patient sought care, reporting an increase in volume, bleeding, and pain on chewing after extraction of tooth 44. Clinically, tumor growth with a sessile base and pink coloration, extending throughout the posterior mandibular region on the right side, was observed. Panoramic radiography and computed tomography showed an osteolytic image in the same region. An incisional biopsy was performed, followed by an anatomopathologic exam, and the diagnosis was PGCG. Surgical removal of the entire lesion was carried out in a hospital environment and the patient has been undergoing follow-up for a year, with sensitivity at the site due to the region's relationship with the lower alveolar nerve and without signs of recurrence.