Giant Pyogenic Granuloma in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Pyogenic granuloma, also known as lobular capillary hemangioma, is a common benign vascular proliferative lesion that can present at any age on the skin or mucous membranes. Most lesions do not exceed 2 cm, but there are a handful of giant cutaneous pyogenic granulomas that have been reported, often...

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Main Authors: Molly Plovanich, Hillary C. Tsibris, Christine G. Lian, Arash Mostaghimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/367935
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spelling doaj-bd91915f459e4b8e99dd026b599075792020-11-25T00:19:09ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672014-09-016322723110.1159/000367935367935Giant Pyogenic Granuloma in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaMolly PlovanichHillary C. TsibrisChristine G. LianArash MostaghimiPyogenic granuloma, also known as lobular capillary hemangioma, is a common benign vascular proliferative lesion that can present at any age on the skin or mucous membranes. Most lesions do not exceed 2 cm, but there are a handful of giant cutaneous pyogenic granulomas that have been reported, often in individuals with underlying immune dysfunction. Here, we report the first giant pyogenic granuloma in a patient with a hematological malignancy, chronic lymphocytic leukemia.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/367935Giant pyogenic granulomaChronic lymphocytic leukemia
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author Molly Plovanich
Hillary C. Tsibris
Christine G. Lian
Arash Mostaghimi
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Hillary C. Tsibris
Christine G. Lian
Arash Mostaghimi
Giant Pyogenic Granuloma in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Case Reports in Dermatology
Giant pyogenic granuloma
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
author_facet Molly Plovanich
Hillary C. Tsibris
Christine G. Lian
Arash Mostaghimi
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title Giant Pyogenic Granuloma in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_short Giant Pyogenic Granuloma in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_full Giant Pyogenic Granuloma in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_fullStr Giant Pyogenic Granuloma in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_full_unstemmed Giant Pyogenic Granuloma in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_sort giant pyogenic granuloma in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Dermatology
issn 1662-6567
publishDate 2014-09-01
description Pyogenic granuloma, also known as lobular capillary hemangioma, is a common benign vascular proliferative lesion that can present at any age on the skin or mucous membranes. Most lesions do not exceed 2 cm, but there are a handful of giant cutaneous pyogenic granulomas that have been reported, often in individuals with underlying immune dysfunction. Here, we report the first giant pyogenic granuloma in a patient with a hematological malignancy, chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
topic Giant pyogenic granuloma
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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