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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul 4;2022(7):rjac299.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjac299. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Pyogenic granuloma of the larynx

Leen Omar Hijazi  1 , Mohammed Asiri  2 , Mohammed Jihad Al Mahdi  2 , Majed Pharaon  3
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Case Reports

Pyogenic granuloma of the larynx

Leen Omar Hijazi et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Pyogenic granulomas are benign, typically painless, vascular tumors of the skin and mucosal surface. Recently the term 'lobular capillary hemangioma' has been introduced to describe the histological appearance more accurately. Major locations for pyogenic granuloma are in the head and neck region, but larynx localization is rare. In this case report, we present a case of a 36-year-old male with lobular capillary hemangioma of the larynx and discuss the related literature.

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Figure 1
Flexible laryngoscopic examination of the larynx, showing left sided polypoidal mass.
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Figure 2
Axial contrasted CT image of larynx, showing left sided glottic versus supraglottic mass.
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Figure 3
Intraoperative picture, showing left sided mass originated from left false vocal fold.
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Figure 4
Excisional biopsy of left false vocal fold mass
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Figure 5
Intraoperative picture, showing clear subglottic area.
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Figure 6
Intraoperative picture after complete excision of the mass.
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Figure 7
Polypoid squamous mucosa with ulceration and peripheral hyperplastic changes (original magnification: X40, H&E stain).
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Figure 8
Surface ulceration with prominent fibrinoid necrosis (original magnification: X40, H&E stain).
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Figure 9
Vascular proliferation arranged as lobules with adjacent chronic inflammation (original magnification: X200, H&E stain).
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