Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma in Posterior Maxilla

Peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a benign, reactive hyperplastic lesion of the oral cavity. Clinical diagnosis may be suggestive, but histopathology remains the gold standard for confirmation. This article reports a case of a male patient in his 50s with an aggressive growth in the posterior maxilla following extraction of the left first molar 3 months earlier. The lesion, which was associated with root stumps of the second molar, appeared as a sessile, lobulated, firm mass and was completely excised. Histopathological examination confirmed PGCG. Follow-up after 3 months showed satisfactory healing without recurrence.