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Pyogenic granuloma in a finger of a rheumatoid arthritis patient
Atsuyuki Inui1, Hiroyuki Fujioka, Toshihiro Akisue
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan. atsuyukii@yahoo.co.jp
The Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences
|September 23, 2011
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.
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