Giant Cell Angiofibroma: A Rare Tumour in the Oral Cavity

Year 2023, Volume: 2 Issue: 4, 94 - 96, 25.12.2023

Issa Al Azrı Ahmed Al Hashmı Hunaina Al Kındı Mina George Kaouther Baccouche

Abstract

Giant cell angiofibroma (GCA) was first described as a distinctive orbital soft-tissue tumour. It is now recognised that this rare
tumour can present in other anatomical regions including the oral cavity. Here, we report a case of a 26-year-old male with a
primary complaint of a painless solitary swelling on the right buccal mucosa. The lesion was surgically excised and a diagnosis
of GCA was made based on light microscopy and immunohistochemical (IHC) studies. At present, local excision with long-term
follow-up seems to be the most appropriate management modality. To the best of our knowledge, only four cases of GCA arising
in the oral cavity were reported in the literature.

Keywords

Giant cell angiofibroma, giant cell fibroblastoma, solitary fibrous tumor, immunohistochemistry, case report, Oman

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