Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2018 Nov;61(11):615-618. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2017.00255.

A Case of a Central Giant Cell Granuloma in the Right Zygomatic Bone

• Seong JY
• Jin SM
• Kim JG
• Lee DH

• KMID: 2436558
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2017.00255

Abstract

The central giant cell granuloma is a benign tumor seen generally in the mandible, but rarely in other cranial bones. Herein, we present a 51-year-old man with central giant cell granuloma in the right zygomatic bone. Physical and radiologic examinations of the central giant cell granuloma in the zygomatic bone showed that specific and preoperative diagnosis is usually difficult. Therefore, clinicians should consider the possibility that central giant cell granuloma may occur in the zygomatic bone mimicking other more frequently observed lesions.

Keyword

Benign tumor; Central giant granuloma; Zygoma

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis
Giant Cells*
Granuloma, Giant Cell*
Humans
Mandible
Middle Aged
Zygoma