title: Pyogenic granuloma in a finger of a rheumatoid arthritis patient.
abstract: Pyogenic granuloma is benign soft tissue tumor which mainly occurs in gingiva, lips, tongue and finger. We report the patient of pyogenic granuloma in the distal phalanx of the index finger of the rheumatoid patient. The tumor enlarged rapidly and surgical excision was performed. Pathological examination showed lobular hyperplasia of capillary vessels and the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor at capillary vessels in inside of tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan. atsuyukii@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Atsuyuki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inui
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akisue
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kokubu
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurosaka
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A