Rare maxillary tumour removed from seven-year-old boy at government Dental Hospital in Chidambaram

Doctors at the Cuddalore Government Dental College and Hospital successfully performed a “rare and complex surgical procedure” on a seven-year-old boy diagnosed with a Giant Cell Granuloma, a rare tumour-like lesion of the upper jaw.

According to a press note, the boy’s family approached the hospital with a progressively enlarging swelling of the upper jaw, with complaints of difficulty in breathing, eating and mobility of the teeth.

Following detailed clinical examination and investigations, the medical team diagnosed a Giant Cell Granuloma of the maxilla. As the lesion was rapidly increasing in size and had begun to compromise the child’s airway, the doctors decided to proceed with urgent surgical management.

Considering the child’s young age and the location and extent of the tumour, administering general anesthesia was particularly challenging. However, the anaesthesia team managed the child with great skill and vigilance, ensuring safe administration of general anaesthesia.