NON-NEOPLASIC TUMOROUS PROLIFERATION IN A 9-YEAR-OLD CHILD AND 2 YEARS’ FOLLOW-UP: A CASE REPORT

Peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a non-neoplastic tumorous proliferation that occurs in all age groups. The frequency in children up to 10 years old is around 9%. The objective of this study was to report a purplish nodular lesion of 4 mm × 4 mm × 5 mm, painless, pediculated, in a 9-year-old child who attended the dental office reporting discomfort and increased volume in the lower jaw left gingival region. The patient had good oral hygiene and no biofilm. The diagnostic hypothesis was pyogenic granuloma, PGCG, and gingival hyperplasia. An excisional biopsy was performed, and histopathologic examination revealed a proliferative lesion composed of oval, fusiform, and numerous multinucleated giant cells. The diagnosis was PGCG. The patient was followed up for 2 years, and there was no recurrence of the lesion.