Abstract
Giant cell tumour (GCT) of the bone accounts for 5 to 9 % of primary bone tumors. The most common sites are long bones. The incidence of craniofacial GCTs, involving the sphenoid (Kujas et al. Arch Anat Cytol Pathol, 47(1):7–12, 1999), ethmoid and temporal bones is rare, but they do exist, among all GCT tumors 2 % are found in craniofacial bones. Here is a report on a case of osteoclastoma of maxilla, presented to us with complains of swelling and pain over left side of cheek, nasal obstruction from last 5 months. Excision of whole mass from anterior wall was done under general anesthesia.
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Agrawa, A., Shukla, A. “Osteoclastoma of Maxilla” a Rare Case. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 68, 104–106 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-015-0860-5
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