Giant cell tumor of the maxilla: an unusual neoplasm
Giant cell tumors (GCT) of the bone are uncommon primary bone neoplasms that occur mainly in the epiphyses of long bones. Their incidence in craniofacial skeleton is rare, particularly in the maxilla. We report a case of a 12-year-old patient with a GCT of the left maxilla, who underwent a surgical...
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| author | Soukayna Bahbah Karima El Harti Wafaa El Wady |
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| description | Giant cell tumors (GCT) of the bone are uncommon primary bone neoplasms that occur mainly in the epiphyses of long bones. Their incidence in craniofacial skeleton is rare, particularly in the maxilla. We report a case of a 12-year-old patient with a GCT of the left maxilla, who underwent a surgical excision of whole mass, but showed recurrence two years after intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5890b9223c8e423d9c9cf33d41168fca2022-12-22T00:15:21ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882020-08-013634210.11604/pamj.2020.36.342.2191921919Giant cell tumor of the maxilla: an unusual neoplasmSoukayna Bahbah0Karima El Harti1Wafaa El Wady2 Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco Giant cell tumors (GCT) of the bone are uncommon primary bone neoplasms that occur mainly in the epiphyses of long bones. Their incidence in craniofacial skeleton is rare, particularly in the maxilla. We report a case of a 12-year-old patient with a GCT of the left maxilla, who underwent a surgical excision of whole mass, but showed recurrence two years after intervention. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/36/342/pdf/342.pdf giant cell tumormultinucleated giant cellmaxillacurettage |
| spellingShingle | Soukayna Bahbah Karima El Harti Wafaa El Wady Giant cell tumor of the maxilla: an unusual neoplasm The Pan African Medical Journal giant cell tumor multinucleated giant cell maxilla curettage |
| title | Giant cell tumor of the maxilla: an unusual neoplasm |
| title_full | Giant cell tumor of the maxilla: an unusual neoplasm |
| title_fullStr | Giant cell tumor of the maxilla: an unusual neoplasm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant cell tumor of the maxilla: an unusual neoplasm |
| title_short | Giant cell tumor of the maxilla: an unusual neoplasm |
| title_sort | giant cell tumor of the maxilla an unusual neoplasm |
| topic | giant cell tumor multinucleated giant cell maxilla curettage |
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