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Revista argentina de dermatología
On-line version ISSN 1851-300X
Abstract
ANGELONI, L Sabbione et al. PYOGENIC GRANULOMA TREATMENT USING MODIFIED ELECTROSHAVE TECHNIQUE A THREE YEARS EXPERIENCE OF A PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY SERVICE. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2019, vol.100, n.1, pp.1-12. ISSN 1851-300X.
Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a vascular benign acquired tumor. Most frequently it is a single lesion with size less than 1 cm. Because it usually presents with hemorrhage the exeresis must be done as soon as possible. There are multiple treatments for the PG, but all have the disadvantage of destroying the entire tumor without being able to rescue material for histopathological study.
Materials and Methods
a retrospective and descriptive study was carried out. There were 41 patients evaluated with presumptive diagnosis of PG, treated with the modified electroshave technique, attended in our service from January 2014 to January 2017.
Results
the modified electroshave technique allowed us to perform the total exeresis of the lesion in 100% of the patients, with little bleeding. In all cases the histopathological evaluation was done, with a correlation of 98% with the initial clinical diagnosis. This technique also demonstrated a high rate of therapeutic success, with only 10% of recurrences.
Conclusion
the modified electroshave technique has advantages over the rest: its speed and ease of execution, little bleeding, low recurrence, obtaining sample for histopathology and the possibility of performing it with local anesthesia. It can also be used in other exophytic papillomatous tumor lesions.
Keywords : pyogenic granuloma; modified electroshave technique.
