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Granular cell tumor in a male breast: Mammographic, sonographic, and pathologic features
Author(s) -
Patel Hiten B.,
Leibman A. Jill
Publication year - 2013
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/jcu.21963
Subject(s) - medicine , granular cell tumor , mammography , biopsy , radiology , core biopsy , ultrasound , pathology , breast tumor , breast cancer , mammary gland , soft tissue , cancer , immunohistochemistry
Granular cell tumor (myoblastoma) is a rare soft tissue tumor that can present in the breast, producing mammographic and physical exam findings that may be indistinguishable from breast carcinoma. Multifocal lesions in male patients are very unusual. We present a case of a male patient with a granular cell tumor of the breast that was imaged on mammography and sonography. Definitive diagnosis was made with ultrasound‐guided core biopsy followed by surgical excision. On clinical examination, the patient demonstrated multiple subcutaneous lesions that were also found to represent granular cell tumor. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2013