SUBPERIOSTEAL GIANT-CELL REPARATIVE GRANULOMA

We present a case of subperiosteal giant-cell reparative granuloma fol lowed over six years showing the complete evolution from the early pha se of subperiosteal haematoma to the end stage of an ossified haematom a. Such lesions, although they are histologically similar to true gian t-cell tumours, can be distinguished by the patients' age, their locat ion on the diaphysis, and by their radiological and histological featu res.