title: Gastric pyogenic granuloma: Report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a polypoid lobular capillary hemangioma rarely described in the stomach. We report two cases aged 72 and 66 years. A review of the literature on gastric PG, including the present cases, yielded ten patients. There were six males and four females. The age of the patients ranged from 35 to 82 years with a mean of 58.9 years. The lesions were all solitary, except one case of multiple lesions in the corpus and antrum. PG can be located in any part of the stomach. The most common site was the antrum. The mean maximum diameter of the lesions was 14.5mm (range 7-30mm). Most lesions were pedunculated. Pain or discomfort (epigastric, right upper quadrant or chest), upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and melena were the most common clinical symptoms. Iron deficiency anemia was the rule, often requiring blood transfusion. Five patients underwent snare polypectomy, four endoscopic mucosal resection, and one laser irradiation. The follow-up ranged from two weeks to two years. There were no recurrences. Pathologists should be familiar with this condition in order to avoid overdiagnosis as a malignant vascular tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Pathology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Medical Faculty, University of Cantabria and IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Electronic address: apavbj@humv.es.
authors.forename: José-Fernando
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Val-Bernal
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Pathology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Medical Faculty, University of Cantabria and IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mayorga
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Pathology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Medical Faculty, University of Cantabria and IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: M Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cagigal
authors.affiliation: Digestive Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cabezas-González
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Angiosarcoma; Granulation tissue; Kaposi's sarcoma; Pyogenic granuloma; Stomach