Conservative therapy for central giant cell lesion: case report
ABSTRACT Case report of central giant cell lesion (CGCL) in a 32-year-old female patient, who exhibited asymptomatic increase in mandible volume and integrity of the adjacent alveolar mucosa, she was submitted to conservative treatment. The imaging exams showed radiolucent and multilocular lesion with displacement and discrete root resorption of the teeth 34 and 35. An incisional biopsy was performed and the final diagnosis of CGCL was established. The patient was submitted to biweekly applications of triamcinolone hexacetonide, showing no recurrence and exhibiting bone reintegration. Treatment of extensive lesions with intralesional corticosteroid injections has shown satisfactory effects.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2017
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442017000600403 |
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