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Granuloma, Giant Cell MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Granuloma, Giant Cell
Tree Number(s)
C05.500.368
C07.320.391
C07.465.714.258.557
C23.550.382.468
Unique ID
D006101
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006101
Annotation
do not confuse with GIANT CELL TUMORS, benign or malignant neopl; coord IM with organ/dis (IM), not organ/neopl; peripheral or epulis involves gingiva, central refers to jaw
Scope Note
A non-neoplastic inflammatory lesion, usually of the jaw or gingiva, containing large, multinucleated cells. It includes reparative giant cell granuloma. Peripheral giant cell granuloma refers to the gingiva (giant cell epulis); central refers to the jaw.
Entry Term(s)
Epulides, Giant Cell
Epulis, Giant Cell
Giant Cell Granuloma
Granuloma, Giant Cell Reparative
Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma
Public MeSH Note
74; was GRANULOMA, REPARATIVE GIANT CELL 1965-73
Online Note
use GRANULOMA, GIANT CELL to search GRANULOMA, REPARATIVE GIANT CELL 1966-73
History Note
74; was GRANULOMA, REPARATIVE GIANT CELL 1965-73
Date Established
1965/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2001/07/25
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