Difference between revisions of "Lobular capillary hemangioma"
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| Caption = Lobular capillary hemangioma. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Synonyms = pyogenic granuloma | |||
| Micro = polypoid ''or'' peduculated lesion, vascular - with plump endothelium, usu. thinned epithelium or ulcerated, | |||
lobular arrangement of vascular (seen at low power) | |||
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| LMDDx = [[capillary hemangioma]], [[myopericytoma]] (?), [[bacillary angiomatosis]] | |||
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| Site = [[Head and neck pathology|head and neck]] - lips, tongue, gingiva | |||
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| Clinicalhx = +/-rapid growth, young adults, children and pregnant women | |||
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| Prognosis = benign | |||
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'''Lobular capillary hemangioma''', also known as '''pyogenic granuloma''',<ref name=pmid21839350>{{Cite journal | last1 = Baglin | first1 = AC. | title = [Vascular tumors and pseudotumors. Pyogenic granuloma (lobular capillary hemangioma)]. | journal = Ann Pathol | volume = 31 | issue = 4 | pages = 266-70 | month = Aug | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.annpat.2011.05.014 | PMID = 21839350 }}</ref> a benign head and neck lesion that can mimic malignancy. | '''Lobular capillary hemangioma''', also known as '''pyogenic granuloma''',<ref name=pmid21839350>{{Cite journal | last1 = Baglin | first1 = AC. | title = [Vascular tumors and pseudotumors. Pyogenic granuloma (lobular capillary hemangioma)]. | journal = Ann Pathol | volume = 31 | issue = 4 | pages = 266-70 | month = Aug | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.annpat.2011.05.014 | PMID = 21839350 }}</ref> a benign head and neck lesion that can mimic malignancy. | ||
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*May grow quickly - clinically suspicious for a malignancy. | *May grow quickly - clinically suspicious for a malignancy. | ||
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*[[no truth in names| | *''Pyogenic granuloma'' [[no truth in names|is a misnomer]]: | ||
**Not pyogenic, i.e. infectious. | **Not pyogenic, i.e. infectious. | ||
**Not [[granuloma|granulomatous]]. | **Not [[granuloma|granulomatous]]. | ||