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Veena Raj Vasantha Kumari1, Chitra Girija Vallabhan2, Seema Geetha3
1Post Graduate Student, Department of Periodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College , Vennicode, Trivandrum, Kerala, India .
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.
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