Yeungnam Univ J Med.  2010 Jun;27(1):85-90. 10.12701/yujm.2010.27.1.85.

A Case of Giant Pyogenic Granuloma on the Palm

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  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. khkim@med.yu.ac.kr

Abstract

Pyogenic granuloma is one of the common benign vascular tumors of infants and children and it can also occur in adults. There are 25 reports of patients with pyogenic granuloma in the Korean medical literature. In three reports, giant pyogenic granuloma developed over 2 cm in size (1.3 x 0.7 cm, 1.2 x 0.8 cm and 1.1 x 0.7 cm, respectively). There have been no reports in the Korean medical literature of pyogenic granuloma over 2 cm in size. Herein, we report on a giant pyogenic granuloma on the palm of a 72-year old female. The lesion was of an unusually large size of 2.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm and we excised it by performing electrosurgery.

Keyword

Giant pyogenic granuloma; Palm

MeSH Terms

Adult
Child
Electrosurgery
Female
Granuloma
Granuloma, Pyogenic
Humans
Infant
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