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A lobulated, vascular, easily bleeding gingival mass is identified on examination. What is this lesion called?
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Correct answer: A. Pyogenic granuloma
A pyogenic granuloma is a reactive vascular lesion presenting as a lobulated, deep red-to-purple, friable mass that bleeds easily — it's the most vascular and bleeding-prone of the commonly confused reactive gingival lesion trio (pyogenic granuloma, peripheral ossifying fibroma, peripheral giant cell granuloma).