Laser excision- a case report of giant cell fibroma of tongue a rare presentation

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Dr K. Saraswathi Gopal, Dr N. krishnaraj and Dr S. Arathy Lankupalli

Giant cell fibroma (GCF) is a lesion of connective tissue origin with distinctive clinico pathological features. Its presentation on tongue being rare and unique made the provisional diagnosis led to multiple opinions. Soft tissue lasers are becoming popular among the clinicians due to their potential value in surgical procedures providing surface sterilisation, dry surgical field and increased patient acceptance. In past two decades much experience and knowledge has been gained regarding this new venture. The right choice of laser surgical excision done in this case moved the prognosis to its excellence.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2019.18461.3529
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