%0 Journal Article
%T A rare case of giant cell fibroma in a pediatric patient
%A Sangeeta Patankar
%A Nidhi Tripathi
%A Pratyusha Gaonkar
%A Gokul Sridharan
%J Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
%@ 2278-0513
%D 2016
%V 5
%N 4
%R 10.4103/2278-0513.186104
%P 327-329
%X 
Fibrous hyperplastic lesions are frequently encountered in the oral cavity. Although clinically similar, these lesions show variations histologically. Giant cell fibroma (GCF) is one such nonneoplastic fibrous lesion with a characteristic histopathological feature of stellate-shaped multinuclear or mononuclear fibroblasts known as giant cell fibroblasts. In the recent years, more and more GCF cases have been reported in pediatric patients. This case report describes a papillary soft tissue growth in the lower right posterior region of the mandible in a 5-year-old child with a review on giant cell fibroblasts.
%U https://ccij-online.org/article/a-rare-case-of-giant-cell-fibroma-in-a-pediatric-patient-606