Giant cell reparative granuloma originating from the ethmoid sinus

Arda, Hasan Nedim; Karakus, M.Fatih; Ozcan, Muge; Arda, Nilufer; Gun, Taylan

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Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 83-87, January 2003

Giant cell reparative granuloma originating from the ethmoid sinus

Hasan Nedim Arda
- Ear Nose Throat, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Mesnevi Sok. 26/9, Çankaya 06690 Ankara, Turkey
- Corresponding author. Present address: Mesnevi Sok. 26/9, Çankaya 06690, Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90-532-612-7242; fax: +90-312-310-3460
M.Fatih Karakus
- Ear Nose Throat, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Mesnevi Sok. 26/9, Çankaya 06690 Ankara, Turkey
Muge Ozcan
- Ear Nose Throat, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Mesnevi Sok. 26/9, Çankaya 06690 Ankara, Turkey
Nilufer Arda
- Ankara Dr Sami Ulus Pediatrics Hospital Pathology Department, Ankara, Turkey
Taylan Gun
- Ear Nose Throat, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Mesnevi Sok. 26/9, Çankaya 06690 Ankara, Turkey

Received 22 May 2002; received in revised form 24 August 2002; accepted 2 September 2002.

Abstract

Giant cell granuloma is a reactive osseous proliferation and is histologically benign despite its aggressive clinical course. It usually involves the maxilla and the mandible in the region of the head and neck. It is rare in the ethmoid region. In this paper, an aggressive and recurrent giant cell reparative granuloma, which is recurred in a very short time period, originating from the ethmoid sinus is presented and the criteria for the differential diagnosis are noted in the light of the histological, clinical and biochemical parameters and the literature is reviewed.

Keywords: Granuloma, Giant cell reparative, Ethmoid sinus, Neoplasm recurrence, Surgery