Gastrointestinal Pyogenic Granuloma (Lobular Capillary Hemangioma): An Underrecognized Entity Causing Iron Deficiency Anemia

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Pyogenic granuloma of the stomach (Case ). (a) Endoscopic appearance of the 40 mm gastric polypoid nodule with surface erosion. (b-c) Histologically, a capillary hemangioma is present and arranged in a lobular pattern and filled with clusters of small capillary vessels ((b), ×100; (c), ×400). (d) Immunohistochemistry of CD31 highlighting the capillary proliferation (×400).

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