title: Microembolization and resection of a highly vascular pyogenic granuloma.
abstract: An unusual case is reported of a hypervascular pyogenic granuloma arising from the mandible which continued to grow postpartum in a person with an associated port-wine nevus. Microembolization of the lesions permitted complete surgical removal with minimal blood loss. This case supports the theory of arteriovenous anastomosis being associated with the pathogenesis of pyogenic granulomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000098:blood supply*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000628:therapy