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Slowly Growing Nodule on the Trunk: Cutaneous Granular Cell Tumor

Authors :
Özge Gündüz
Gül Erkin
Banu Bilezikçi
Gökhan Adanalı
Source :
Dermatopathology, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 23-27 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2016.

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.

Details

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