PYOGENIC GRANULOMA (LOBULAR CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA) Flashcards
1
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CONCEPT
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MASS VASCULAR GRANULATION TISSUE
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CAUSE
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MINOR TRAUMA OF CHRONIC IRRITATION (OVERHANGING RESTORATION/CALCULUS)
3
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TERM
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TERM PYOGENIC IS A MISNOMER BECAUSE THE LESION DOES NOT PRODUCE PUS NOR IS IT A GRANULOMA
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INTRAORALLY CLINICALLY
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- PEDUNCULATED/SESSILE EXOPHYTIC MASS
- DEEP RED COLOUR
- ULCERED, BLEEDS ESASILY (HIGHLY VASCULAR)
- RASPBERRY-LIKE APPEARANCE
5
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PACIENTS
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PREGNANT (PREGNANCY TUMOR)/RESOLVES AFTER PREGNANCY
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LOCAL
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GINGIVA (75-85%)/LIPS, TONGUE, BUCCAL MUCOSA
7
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TREATMENT
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DEBRIDEMENT/EXCISION (DOWN TO PERIOSTEUM)
8
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RECURRENCE
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3-15% - INCOMPLETE EXCISION, FAILURE TO REMOVE ETIOLOGIC FACTORS, REINJURY AREA
