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Pulse Granuloma

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Encyclopedia of Pathology

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Synonyms

Chronic mandibular periostitis; Giant cell hyaline angiopathy; Hyaline ring granuloma; Oral vegetable granuloma

Definition

Pulse granuloma is an unusual oral giant cell granulomatous lesion affecting either the jaws or the posterior mandibular ridge in particular. Initially, the lesion was described as “chronic periostitis” characterized by the presence of rings of eosinophilic structureless material (hyaline rings) with numerous multinucleated giant cells and areas of fibrosis, macrophages, plasma cells, and lymphocytes as in common granulomas. The origin of these hyaline rings has been controversial. Dunlap and Barker (1977) suggested that the structures were a result of degenerative changes in the wall of blood vessels, where others considered that the lesion was a result of the impression and incorporation of food particles, especially legumes or vegetable materials (pulse), within and through the mucous membrane and submucosal tissue and periosteum, resulting in a...

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References and Further Reading

  • Dunlap, C. L., & Barker, B. F. (1977). Giant cell hyaline angiopathy. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology, 44, 587–591.

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  • Philipsen, H. P., & Reichart, P. A. (2010). Pulse or hyaline ring granuloma. Review of the literature on etiopathogenesis of oral and extraoral lesions. Clinical Oral Investigations, 14, 121–128.

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  • Talacko, A. A., & Radden, B. G. (1988). Oral pulse granuloma: Clinical and histopathological features. A review of 62 cases. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 17, 343–346.

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  • Virkkunen, S., et al. (2017). Positive staining for cellulose in oral pulse granuloma. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, 123, 464–467.

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  1. Department of Pathology, The National Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jacqueline E. van der Wal

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    J.H.J.M. van Krieken

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van der Wal, J.E. (2017). Pulse Granuloma. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_770-1

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