Giant-cell granuloma of the jaw.

The giant-cell reparative granuloma of the jaw, although well represented in the oral surgical and pathology literature, has yet to be discussed in the plastic surgical literature. We hope that this report will make plastic surgeons aware of this rare jaw tumor, prompt them to perform early excisional biopsy of this lesion, and thus avoid displacement of teeth and facial disfigurement that occurs when the tumor is left untreated.