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After restoration of maxllary incisors with artificial crowns a 44-year-old woman was found to have a brownish growth in the form of a node 15mmin diameter. Histological study revealed that under the stratified squamous epithelium of the 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

  1. Gingival fibromatosis
  2. Giant cell epulis
  3. Fibromatous epulis
  4. Eosinophilic granuloma
  5. Angiomatous epulis
Correct answer

Giant cell epulis

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