RADIOLOGIC FEATURES OF CENTRAL GIANT-CELL GRANULOMA OF THE JAVA

The radiologic features of central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) have no t been clearly defined, and conflicting descriptions appear in the lit erature. This study analyzes the radiologic and clinical features of 8 0 cases of CGCG. In nearly 50% of the cases the lesion is located in t he posterior area of the jaws, that is, the molar, ramus, and tuberosi ty, and not in the deciduous teeth-bearing area as was accepted in the past. Only 51% of CGCGs are multilocular, and the frequency of these lesions is significantly higher in the mandible than in the maxilla. T he correlation between the lesion's size and iis locularity is statist ically significant, and larger lesions assume a multilocular appearanc e. Only 6% of the lesions crossed the midline of the jaws, a feature t hat was considered in the past as typical for CGCG.