Difference between revisions of "Lobular capillary hemangioma"

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{{ Infobox diagnosis
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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)
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[capillary hemangioma]], [[myopericytoma]] (?), [[bacillary angiomatosis]]
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| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[Head and neck pathology|head and neck]] - lips, tongue, gingiva
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx = +/-rapid growth, young adults, children and pregnant women
| Signs      =
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| Prognosis  = benign
| Other      =
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| Tx        =
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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.


Notes:
Note:
*[[no truth in names|Name of entity is a misnomer]]:
*''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]].
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