A Case of Pyogenic Granuloma on the Fissured Tongue / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

Pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular tumor related to trauma, infection, or hormonal changes. When it affects the oral cavity, the most frequent site is the gingiva and involvement of the tongue is very rare. Occurrence of pyogenic granuloma on the fissured tongue has not been reported yet. We present a rare case of pyogenic granuloma on the tongue in a 64 year old female patient in which the fissured tongue seemed to play important roles in the pathogenesis of occurrence of the pyogenic granuloma.