KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 134 · KROK (Dentistry)
After restoration of maxillary incisors with artificial crowns a 44-year-old female was found to have a brownish overgrowth in form of a node of 15 mm in diameter. Histological study revealed that under the stratified squamous epithelium of gingiva there was a connective tissue mass with numerous sinusoidal vessels, oval-shaped mononuclear cells forming osteoid substance, and polynuclear giant cells that destroyed the alveolar ridge of the upper jaw. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Fibromatous epulis
- B. Angiomatous epulis
- C. Giant cell epulis
- D. Gingival fibromatosis
- E. Eosinophilic granuloma
Hint
Match the colour of the node and the cell types in the biopsy, including the cells that resorb alveolar bone, to the epulis type they define.
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