Combined curettage and cryosurgical treatment for the aggressive "giant cell lesion" of the mandible.

The treatment of an aggressive giant cell lesion of the mandible by combined curettage and cryosurgery is presented with a 5 year follow-up without recurrence. The difficulty in diagnosing and treating the more persistent central giant cell granulomas as compared to giant cell tumors of the jaws is discussed, and a more conservative first surgical approach is presented.