Discuss two cutaneous tumors often associated with pregnancy.- Pyogenic granuloma of pregnancy (granuloma gravidarum) is a cutaneous tumor consisting of a vascular proliferation, most often of the gingival tissue in pregnant women. These tumors may ulcerate and become painful. Pyogenic granuloma usually spontaneously regresses after pregnancy, and if not, can be treated with an ND:YAG laser.
- Molluscum fibrosum gravidarum are skin tags that develop on the face, neck, chest, axilla, and inframammary areas of pregnant women. They may regress spontaneously postpartum, and, if not, are easily treated through surgical removal.
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