Central giant cell granuloma

Case contributed by Abdallah Al Khateeb
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Left jaw mass / bulge.

Patient Data

Age: 9 years
Gender: Male

Expansile lytic medullary lesion at the body of the left mandible with internal septa. Suspicious cortical breach posteriorly. with floating tooth (37). 

No other similar lesions and no impacted tooth.

Case Discussion

The differential diagnosis includes ameloblastoma, LCH and central giant cell granuloma.

Histopathological diagnosis was of a central giant cell granuloma. 

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