Vegetable Granuloma in Pindborg's Tumor: A Rare Encounter

S V Sowmya; Shankargouda Patil; Roopa S Rao

Vegetable Granuloma in Pindborg's Tumor: A Rare Encounter

J Int Oral Health. 2014 Jul;6(4):108-10.

Authors

S V Sowmya¹, Shankargouda Patil², Roopa S Rao³

Affiliations

¹ Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Mathikere, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
² Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Mathikere, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
³ Professor & Head, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Mathikere, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

PMID: 25214745
PMCID: PMC4148564

Abstract

Vegetable granuloma (VG) or pulse granuloma is an enigmatic lesion in terms of its designated nomenclature and etiopathogenesis. It is less often reported in the walls of inflammatory and developmental odontogenic cysts. It can present different histological characteristics, possibly related to the length of time in the tissue and its location. Due to its deceptive appearance, it can often mislead the pathologists. Here, we report an unusual encounter of VG in a Pindborg's tumor, which is the first of its kind in the literature.

Keywords: Hyaline ring; Pindborg’s tumor; pulse granuloma; vegetable granuloma.