title: A Large Pregnancy Tumor of Tongue - A Case Report.
abstract: Pyogenic granuloma is a tissue overgrowth which commonly develops as a response to irritation or trauma which is usually localized. Though gingiva is said to be the common site, it also can occur on lip, tongue and buccal mucosa. Pathogenesis is unclear but trauma, infection and hormonal imbalance are attributed as reasons for occurrence. Histologically this reactive lesion is filled with immature fibroblastic connective tissue, profilerative blood vessels and inflammatory cells. This article presents a case of a large pyogenic granuloma of the tongue which is a rare site for this tumor in a 27 year old woman.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Periodontics, Sri Venkateshwara Dental College and Hospital , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Arunmozhi
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Periodontics, Sri Venkateshwara Dental College and Hospital , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: R Shanmuga
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Priya
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Periodontics, Sri Venkateshwara Dental College and Hospital , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kadhiresan
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sri Venkateshwara Dental College and Hospital , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: Govindarajan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sujatha
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sri Venkateshwara Dental College and Hospital , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: Shaik M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shamsudeen-Ss
keywords: Irritation; Localized growth; Pyogenic granuloma; Trauma