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Granular cell tumor of the breast: Definitive diagnosis by sonographically guided percutaneous biopsy
Author(s) -
Miller Jeffrey A.,
Karcnik Teresa J.,
Karimi Sasan
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(200002)28:2<89::aid-jcu6>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , percutaneous , biopsy , radiology , percutaneous biopsy , granular cell tumor , sampling (signal processing) , neoplasm , surgery , pathology , immunohistochemistry , filter (signal processing) , computer science , computer vision
Granular cell tumor is a rare, benign breast neoplasm that may mimic malignancy both clinically and radiologically. We present 2 cases in which granular cell tumor was initially diagnosed by sonographically guided percutaneous biopsies. Sonographic guidance confirmed needle placement during multiple passes and thereby decreased the likelihood of sampling error. A diagnosis of granular cell tumor prior to definitive resection enables optimal therapeutic planning and allows radical surgery to be avoided. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 28:89–93, 2000.