Intraoral healing type of pyogenic granuloma (A benign vascular tumor): A case report

Pyogenic granulomas represent tumor-like lesions affecting the skin and the oral cavity. This classic definition can be somewhat misleading because such lesion is not associated with infection and lacks any clinical evidence of pus or histological evidence of actual granulation tissue. This case report describes a surgical excision of the growth to exclude angiomatous proliferation. The patient reported a chief complaint of localized gingival overgrowth since 4 months. Intraoral examination revealed an irregular, sessile exuberant growth in respect to labial aspect and interdental gingiva of 31, 32, and 33, measuring about 1.6 × 1.1 cm. Based on the clinical findings, the case was provisionally diagnosed as “pyogenic granuloma“. A treatment was planned for the patient. A surgical excision was done irt 31, 32, 33, and the tissue was sent for histopathological examination, which was suggestive of a healing type of pyogenic granuloma.

Pregnancy Tumor: Case Report of Two Cases.

An oral pyogenic granuloma is a hyperplastic inflammatory lesion commonly associated to local irritation or trauma. Females are more affected than men probably due to the vascular effects of hormones that occur during puberty, pregnancy, and menopause. In pregnancy, the lesions are known as “pregnancy tumor” and tend to occur the more frequently during the second and third trimester. In the oral cavity, histopathological examination is required for diagnosis, since the lesion is clinically indistinguishable from other reactive lesions and, usually, there is no evidence of bone involvement. We present two cases of pregnancy tumor highlighting the need for proper management that occurred in the maxillary gingiva of a 27-year-old and 28-year-old female in the second trimester of pregnancy which was excised after parturition due to its persistence.

Extra Gingival Pyogenic Granuloma: Unusual Location for the Usual Lesion.

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a benign non-neoplastic mucocutaneous lesion formed in reaction to mild irritation or hormonal changes. Although this fairly common lesion has a striking predilection for the gingiva, it can also be found extra gingivally. The clinical diagnosis of such an uncommon extra gingival PG can be quite challenging as the lesions appear as smooth or lobulated red nodules with easy bleeding, occasionally ulcerated mimicking malignancies. The purpose of this article is to report an unusual case of extra gingival PG occurring on the upper lip. The diagnosis of oral lesions is complex due to distinct appearance of the same lesion and leads the clinician to consider lesions with different diagnostic methods.

Aggressive pregnancy tumor (Pyogenic Granuloma) with extensive alveolar bone loss mimicking a malignant tumor: case report and review of literature / Tumor agresivo del embarazo (Granuloma Piógeno) con gran pérdida del hueso alveolar simulando un tumor maligno: Reporte de caso y revisión bibliográfica

Oral pyogenic granuloma is a hyperplastic inflammatory lesion commonly associated to local irritation or trauma. Females are more affected than men probably due to the vascular effects of hormones that occur during puberty, pregnancy and menopause. In the pregnancy, the lesions are known as "pregnancy tumor" and tend to occur more frequently during the second and third trimester. In the oral cavity, histopathological examination is required for diagnosis, since the lesion is clinically indistinguishable from other reactive lesions and, usually, there is no evidence of bone involvement. The authors report a rare case of pyogenic granuloma with destruction of alveolar bone mimicking a malignant tumor in a 20-year-old woman in the 19th week of pregnancy.

El granuloma piógeno oral es una lesión hiperplásica inflamatoria asociada a la presencia de irritación local o trauma. Las mujeres son más afectadas que los hombres, probablemente debido a los efectos vasculares de las hormonas que se producen durante la pubertad, el embarazo y la menopausia. En el embarazo, las lesiones se conocen como "tumor del embarazo" y tienden a ocurrir con más frecuencia durante el segundo y tercer trimestres. En la cavidad oral, el examen histopatológico es necesario para el diagnóstico, ya que la lesión es clínicamente indistinguible de otras lesiones reactivas y, por lo general, no hay evidencia de afectación ósea. Los autores divulgan un caso raro de granuloma piógeno con la destrucción del hueso alveolar simulando un tumor maligno en una mujer de 20 años de edad, en la semana 19 de embarazo.

Pyogenic granuloma on the upper lip: an unusual location

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a benign non-neoplastic mucocutaneous lesion. It is a reactional response to constant minor trauma and might be related to hormonal changes. In the mouth, PG is manifested as a sessile or pedunculated, resilient, erythematous, exophytic and painful papule or nodule with a smooth or lobulated surface that bleeds easily. PG preferentially affects the gingiva, but may also occur on the lips, tongue, oral mucosa and palate. The most common treatment is surgical excision. This paper describes a mucocutaneous PG on the upper lip, analyzing the clinical characteristics and discussing the features that distinguish this lesion from other similar oral mucosa lesions. The diagnosis of oral lesions is complex and leads the dentist to consider distinct lesions with different diagnostic methods. This case report with a 4 year-follow-up calls the attention to the uncommon mucocutaneous labial location of PG and to the fact that surgical excision is the safest method for diagnosis and treatment of PG of the lip, even when involving the mucosa and skin.