Midline pyogenic granuloma of the tongue: A rare case report

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Case Report

Author Details : P L Ravishankar, Vandana Vijayan*, Sunanda Rao, A V Saravanan

Volume : 6, Issue : 1, Year : 2020

Article Page : 55-57

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijohd.2020.013

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Abstract

Pyogenic granuloma or granuloma pyogenicum of oral cavity is a benign non-neoplastic mucocutaneous lesion evolving in response to local irritation, its a fairly common lesion comprising approximately 1.8% of a large series of oral biopsies. A clinically and histologically similar lesion restricted to gingiva occurs in 0.5% to 2.7% of pregnant females and is called granuloma gravidarum or “pregnancy tumor”.^1,2 The unusual location of a pyogenic granuloma on midline of dorsum of the tongue in a pregnant patient prompted this case report.

Keywords: Midline, Pyogenic granuloma, Tongue.

How to cite : Ravishankar P L, Vijayan V, Rao S, Saravanan A V, Midline pyogenic granuloma of the tongue: A rare case report. Int J Oral Health Dent 2020;6(1):55-57

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