What Causes Pyogenic Granulomas?
Discussion
Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a benign, vascular lesion of the skin. PGs are red, small, often pedunculated nodules that can rapidly increase in size (up to 1-2 cm). They also can often ulcerate and bleed. They frequently occur on the head and neck, with back and chest being the next most common locations but can occur in other locations. They usually are solitary and do not regress. They are seen in children (mean age 6.7 years), young adults and pregnant women (5%). Treatment is electrocautery or excision.
Learning Point PG’s cause is not fully understood. A gene has recently been identified with PG sugge...
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Nursing student, 21, with incurable cancer mistook his symptoms for an ingrown hair
Michael Croteau, 21, of Overton, Texas, was diagnosed with pseudomyogenic hemangioendothelioma, an extremely rare cancer that affects just one in one million people. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Liver Transplant Cures Rare HEHE Liver Tumor
Treatment TermsLiver transplant
Overview
Teresa Cumbie ’s liver cancer was so rare that her Myrtle Beach, SC oncologist had never seen anything like it. After her biopsy samples were sent for medical opinions around the country, she was diagnosed with hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEHE). Armed with that knowledge, Teresa started looking fo r doctors experienced with her condition. She found them at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Today, thanks to a successful liver transplant, she’s cancer-free.
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Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome mistaken for child abuse in a newborn - Cyrulnik AA, Dawkins MC, Smalberger GJ, Young S, Mann RE, Jacobson MI, Friedman AJ.
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