DOI: 10.36347/sjds.2021.v08i06.001

Pages: 166-169

The peripheral giant cell granuloma is a tumour like growth of the oral cavity. It has an unknown aetiology but believed to be a reactive lesion caused by local irritation or trauma. This article reports a case of peripheral giant cell granuloma in the edentulous region of the left posterior maxilla in a 35-year-old female patient. The lesion was sessile, measuring more than 15x15 mm in size, colour matching the adjacent mucosa involving the edentulous area distal to left upper second premolar extending till the edentulous region of the second molar. The radiograph shows peripheral cuffing of the bone. An excisional biopsy was performed. Histopathological appearance shows a fibro cellular stroma with numerous proliferating multinucleated giant cells scattered throughout the lesion. A diagnosis of peripheral giant cell granuloma was given. The patient was followed up for a year with no recurrence.