GIANT CELL FIBROMA

Abstract

The Giant cell fibroma is a benign tumor of connective tissue origin first described in 1974 by Weathers and Callihan as a distinctive entity. Clinically the Giant cell fibroma present as an asymptomatic, papillary, pedunculated or sessile lesion commonly regarded as a papilloma. It is found most commonly on the gingiva in young people and is characterized histologically by stellate or angular mononuclear and multinuclear giant cells. Here we are presenting an unusual case of Giant cell fibroma in a 17 year old female patient with a painless, firm, fibrous, sessile, gingival growth in relation with lower left lateral incisor with characteristic histopathological features of Giant cell fibroma. The case is being presented as it occurs very rarely.