Vol.98 No.3 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 98 No. 3 March 2005
A Pyogenic Granuloma of the Auricle during Pregnancy
Minori Yasue and Miho Morishima
(International Holy Spirit Hospital)
Michihiko Sone
(Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine)
Pyogenic granuloma is a benign rapidly growing hemorrhagic lesion that occurs on the skin and the mucosa. As pyogenic granulomas often occur on the oral mucosa during pregnancy, they are called pregnancy tumours.
We report a case of pyogenic granuloma of the auricle. The patient was a 32-year-old woman who was 36 weeks pregnant. She had been aware of a mass in her right auricle for a month. The mass increased rapidly in size, and bled intermittently. Excision of the lesion under general anesthesia was performed about 3 weeks postpartum. Histologic examination revealed a pyogenic granuloma.
Key words : pyogenic granuloma, auricle, pregnancy