Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2017
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
- Gingival fibromatosis
- Giant cell epulis
- Fibromatous epulis
- Eosinophilic granuloma
- Angiomatous epulis
Correct answer
Giant cell epulis
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