Pyogenic granuloma of the upper lip: A common lesion in an uncommon location

Publication date: February 2019Source: Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, Volume 14, Issue 1Author(s): Pratibha Poudel, Nitesh Chaurasia, Vinay Marla, Ritesh SriiAbstractPyogenic granuloma is a non-neoplastic reactive lesion that commonly occurs in gingiva. It is rarely found in other locations such as the lips, tongue, palate and buccal mucosa. Lesions affecting the upper lip are even rarer and very few cases have been reported in the literature. In such situations, the lesion may mimic other conditions such as minor salivary gland tumours, mesenchymal tumours, and infectious lesions, which may create diagnostic difficulty. This case report describes an uncommon location of pyogenic granuloma occurring on the upper lip in a 49-year-old male patient.
Source: Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research