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"Pyogenic granulomas, also known as lobular capillary haemangiomas, are common lesions found arising from the skin and mucous membranes. Sometimes it may be difficult to differentiate them from malignancy, clinically or on imaging."
"Unusual locations include the vulva, penis, oesophagus, intestines and tracheobronchial tree. Rarely they may be found arising within blood vessels."
"These lesions have been characterised on ultrasound, CT and MRI 1,2."
"Most pyogenic granulomas are surgically removed which evidence shows has the least risk of recurrence 1. A panoply of other therapy modalities are employed when for whatever reason standard excision is not felt to be the best option, including curettage, electrocautery, radio- and cryosurgery, laser and sclerotherapy."
"Despite its name, a pyogenic granuloma is not a true granuloma, nor is it pyogenic, in that it does not produce pus 1,2,5,6."
"Indeed pyogenic granulomas have had many other monikers over the years probably due to confusion about their true pathological nature. Names used have included Croker and Hartzell disease, pregnancy tumour, fibroangioma, polypoid capillary haemangioma and eruption capillary haemangioma, vascular epulis, and many variations on the granuloma theme such as telangiectatic granuloma (granuloma telangiectacticum), haemangiomatous granuloma, benign pedunculated granuloma (granuloma pedunculatum benignum) and septic granuloma 5,6."
"location: head and neck (lips, gums, cheeks, palate, nose, face, but tongue rare), nails, limbs"