GIANT CELL GRANULOMAS OF THE JAWS (ANALYSIS OF 1,083 CASES)
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| Title | GIANT CELL GRANULOMAS OF THE JAWS (ANALYSIS OF 1,083 CASES) |
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| Abstract | Giant cell granulomas of the jaws are rather common in [rail, however, more reliable data need to be published In this retrospecti ve study 1,083 cases ojPGCO and CGCG (817 peripheral and 203 central) were extracted from 6800 oral biopsy archives of the Oral Pathology Department and were analyzed: Age and sex ofthe patients and type and location distribution were obtained Our results show that most cases ofPGCG and CGCG occurred beforethe fifth and during fourth decade, respectively. Slight predominance offemales was notedfor both types. Mandible wa~ often more affected (60.3%), especially in the premolarmolar region. The results obtained in this study were in agreement with other independent reports. |
| Publisher | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
| Date | 2012-10-20 |
| Source | Acta Medica Iranica Vol 33, No 3-4 (1995) |