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An unusual breast lesion: Granular cell tumor of the breast with extensive chest wall invasion
Author(s) -
Coates Sarah J.,
Mitchell Katrina,
Olorunnipa Olushola B.,
DeSimone Robert A.,
Otterburn David M.,
Simmons Rache M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23640
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , granular cell tumor , radiology , lesion , breast tumor , pathology , soft tissue , breast cancer , cancer , immunohistochemistry
Granular cell tumors (GCT) are generally benign soft tissue tumors. When located in the breast, they may be misdiagnosed as more typical tumors, such as invasive ductal carcinoma, based on misleading clinical or radiologic features. GCTs are frequently found in the setting of a known malignancy. We report the case of a patient with a large infra‐mammary fold GCT, the management of which required a multidisciplinary operative approach due to extensive chest wall invasion. J. Surg. Oncol. 2014 110:345–347 . © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.