J Korean Soc Vasc Surg.
2005 May;21(1):73-77.
Intravenous Pyogenic Granuloma (or Lobular Capillary Hemangioma) Developed within the Right External Iliac Vein
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Surgery, Wonkwang University Hosipital, Iksan and Gunpo, Korea. kjnamii@wonkwang.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Wonkwang University Hosipital, Iksan and Gunpo, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University Hosipital, Iksan and Gunpo, Korea.
Abstract
- A pyogeinc granuloma, also known as a lobular capillary hemangioma, is a benign vascular tumor of the skin and mucous membranes, which is common in infants and children. It usually presents as a rapidly evolving solitary, sessile, or polypoid vascular nodule. An intravenous pyogenic granuloma (IVPG) is a rare form of pyogenic granuloma, in which the whole lesion appears as a single polypoid mass projecting into the lumen of a vein. All reported cases of IVPG have been limited the head, neck, and upper extremity. We report a case of an intravenous pyogenic granuloma located within the iliac vein of a lower extremity.
