Pyogenic granuloma on the upper lip: an unusual location

• Main Authors: Eduardo Sanches Gonçales (Author), José Humberto Damante (Author), Cassia Maria Fischer Rubira (Author), Luís Antônio de Assis Taveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a benign non-neoplastic mucocutaneous lesion. It is a reactional response to constant minor trauma and might be related to hormonal changes. In the mouth, PG is manifested as a sessile or pedunculated, resilient, erythematous, exophytic and painful papule or nodule with a...