title: Atypical Presentation of Capillary Hemangioma in Oral Cavity- A Case Report.
abstract: Capillary Haemangioma is a benign vascular tumour characterized by proliferation of blood vessels that are primarily reported to be a developmental hamartomatous lesion of infancy and childhood. Pyogenic granuloma is a non-neoplastic benign lesion found in the oral cavity having a striking predilection for occurrence in the gingiva. The present case report is an atypical presentation of capillary haemangioma on gingiva which is considered to be extremely rare. The lesion in this case was clinically diagnosed as pyogenic granuloma but histopathologically as capillary haemangioma. These lesions present as a diagnostic dilemma to the clinician and can lead to serious complications if not carefully managed.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Periodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College , Vennicode, Trivandrum, Kerala, India .
authors.forename: Veena Raj Vasantha
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College , Vennicode, Trivandrum, Kerala, India .
authors.forename: Chitra Girija
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Vallabhan
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Periodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College , Vennicode, Trivandrum, Kerala, India .
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geetha
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Sri Sankara Dental College , Vennicode, Trivandrum, Kerala, India .
authors.forename: Manoj S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Sri Sankara Dental College , Vennicode, Trivandrum, Kerala, India .
authors.forename: Tharun Varghese
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Jacob
keywords: Excision; Gingiva; Histopathology; Pyogenic granuloma