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Slowly Growing Nodule on the Trunk: Cutaneous Granular Cell Tumor
- Source :
- Dermatopathology, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 23-27 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2016.
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Abstract
- Granular cell tumor (GCT) is a rare benign neoplasm of the skin that accounts for 0.5% of all soft-tissue tumors. The tumor mostly presents with a symptomatic slowly growing solitary nodule and overlying normal skin; therefore, it is not always considered in the differential diagnosis. Here, we report a 58-year-old female patient who presented with a 4-year history of a slowly growing mass, with a dimension of 5 × 4 cm on her left waist, diagnosed as a GCT at the histopathological examination. The neoplastic cells had centrally located nuclei and granular eosinophilic cytoplasm and stained positively for S100, neuron-specific enolase, and CD68 antibodies. Fifteen months after surgery, the patient still showed no signs of local recurrence or metastases. Although a large diameter is a feature of malignant GCT, our case with cutaneous GCT was localized on the trunk and did not present malignant features clinically and histopathologically.
- Subjects :
- Granular cell tumor
Soft-tissue tumors
Dermatology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22963529 and 00044547
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Dermatopathology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.1debd4923a64ebd9bea2a376e5bfc39
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000445479