Central giant cell granuloma of the jaws and giant cell tumor of long bones: an immunohistochemical comparative study

• Main Authors: Maria do Socorro Aragão (Author), Marta Rabello Piva (Author), Cassiano Francisco Weege Nonaka (Author), Roseana de Almeida Freitas (Author), Lélia Batista de Souza (Author), Leão Pereira Pinto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2007-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether some components of the extracellular matrix and CD68 expression may drive the differences between the central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) of the jaws and giant cell tumor (GCT) of long bones, which present distinct evolution and clinical behavior. MATERIAL...