International Dental Journal of Students Research
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 2

Co-existence of multiple pyogenic granuloma and intra oral lipoma in a 52 year old female patient-a rare entity

1PhD Student, Dept. of Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

2PhD Candidate, Dept. of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

*Corresponding Author: Email: alphyalphonsa1@gmail.com

Online published on 14 October, 2017.

Abstract

Pyogenic granuloma is a reactive hyperplasia usually arises in the oral cavity secondary to low grade local irritation, traumatic injury, hormonal factors or certain kind of drugs. Lipoma is a benign tumor of adipose tissue, which constitutes 1–4% of all benign lesions. This paper presents the co-existence of pyogenic granuloma and intra oral lipoma on right buccal mucosa, both were managed by surgical intervention.

Keywords

Pyogenic granuloma, Lipoma, Excision, Hyperplasia, Hormonal factors