CASE REPORT   

Otorinolaringologia 2019 December;69(4):201-3

DOI: 10.23736/S0392-6621.19.02212-4

Copyright © 2019 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English

A case of giant cell granuloma of maxilla in patient in dialysis for kidney failure due to glomerulonephritis

Alberto CARANTI ¹ ✉, Paolo BIONDI ², Mauro BUDINI ¹, Andrea CIMATTI ³

¹ University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; ² Unit of Maxillofacial Surgery, Area Medica, Forlì, Forlì-Cesena, Italy; ³ Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, San Pier Damiano Hospital, Faenza, Ravenna, Italy

We present a case of giant cell granuloma (GCG) of maxilla in a 56-year-old woman followed by our Dialysis Unit for chronic kidney failure due to membranous glomerulonephritis. She came under our attention for a swelling located in the left part of hard palate and growing since few months. The biopsy revealed that it was a GCG, so we decided to remove the mass surgically, using a Caldwell Luc approach. The interesting thing about this case is discussing the surgical approach and, moreover, the possible etiology of GCG in this specific case.

KEY WORDS: Granuloma, giant cell; Surgery; Kidney failure, chronic