PMC7664142_01
red-purple prominent lesion involving left maxilla that appears swollen and edematous, causing deformity of the jaw
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F1
The tumor surface was smooth and red-purple (Figure 1).
preoperative orthopantomography radiography, showing an expansive lesion of the anterior left maxilla involving the nasal cavity and extending superiorly closely to the floor of the maxillary sinus. The canine is impacted
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F2
Orthopantomography and occlusal radiography showed a wide osteolytic area of the anterior left maxilla, extending from the first permanent molar to the central incisor (Figure 2, Figure 3).
preoperative occlusal radiography
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F3
Orthopantomography and occlusal radiography showed a wide osteolytic area of the anterior left maxilla, extending from the first permanent molar to the central incisor (Figure 2, Figure 3).
clinical aspect of the lesion
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F4
The patient underwent excision and curettage of the mass with extraction of the canine and lateral incisor tooth (Figure 4).
photomicrograph (hematoxylin-eosin stain) showing multiple multinucleate giant cells (arrows) in a spindle cell stroma
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F5
The giant cells were multinucleated with bland-appearing nuclei, and the background stromal cells displayed no evidence of atypical mitoses (Figure 5).
1 year postoperative follow up showing bone formation
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F6
During a 1-year serial clinical and radiological follow-up, there was no evidence of recurrence (Figure 6).