Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2014
After restoration of maxllary incisors with artificial crowns a 44-year-old female was found to have a brownish overgrowth in form of a node of 15 mm in diameter. Histological study revealed that under the stratified squamous epithelium of gingiva there was a connective tissue mass with numerous sinusoidal vessels, oval-shaped mononuclear cells forming osteoid substance, and polynuclear giant cells that destroyed the alveolar ridge of the upper jaw. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Fibromatous epulis
- Angiomatous epulis
- Eosinophilic granuloma
- Giant cell epulis
- Gingival fibromatosis
Correct answer
Giant cell epulis
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