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Descriptor English: Granuloma, Giant Cell
Descriptor Spanish: Granuloma de Células Gigantes
Descriptor granuloma de células gigantes
Entry term(s) epulis de células gigantes
epúlide de células gigantes
granuloma reparativo de células gigantes
Scope note: Lesión inflamatoria no neoplásica, localizada frecuentemente en la mandíbula o encía, que contiene células grandes, multinucleadas. Incluye al granuloma reparador de células gigantes. El granuloma de células gigantes periférico es el localizado en las encías (epúlide de células gigantes); los centrales son los de la mandíbula.
Descriptor Portuguese: Granuloma de Células Gigantes
Descriptor French: Granulome à cellules géantes
Entry term(s): Epulides, Giant Cell
Epulis, Giant Cell
Giant Cell Epulides
Giant Cell Epulis
Giant Cell Granuloma
Giant Cell Granulomas
Granuloma, Giant Cell Reparative
Granulomas, Giant Cell
Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma
Tree number(s): C05.500.368
C07.320.391
C07.465.714.258.557
C23.550.382.468
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006101
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.
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
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
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
DeCS ID: 24199
Unique ID: D006101
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25
Granuloma, Giant Cell - Preferred
Concept UI M0009608
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.
Preferred term Granuloma, Giant Cell
Entry term(s) Giant Cell Granuloma
Giant Cell Granulomas
Granulomas, Giant Cell
Granuloma, Giant Cell Reparative - Narrower
Concept UI M0009609
Preferred term Granuloma, Giant Cell Reparative
Epulis, Giant Cell - Narrower
Concept UI M0009607
Preferred term Epulis, Giant Cell
Entry term(s) Epulides, Giant Cell
Giant Cell Epulides
Giant Cell Epulis
Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma



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