Open AccessGranular Cell Tumor of the Breast: A Series of 17 Cases and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Adeniran Adebowale,
AlAhmadie Hikmat,
Mahoney Mary C.,
RobinsonSmith Toni M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the breast journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1524-4741
pISSN - 1075-122X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1075-122x.2004.21525.x
Subject(s) - medicine , demographics , series (stratigraphy) , granular cell tumor , immunohistochemistry , pathology , radiology , dermatology , demography , paleontology , biology , sociology
Seventeen cases of granular cell tumor (GCT) of the breast are reviewed. The demographics and clinical features are reviewed and the radiologic and pathologic features as well as the immunohistochemistry are discussed. To our knowledge, our series of 17 breast GCT cases represent the largest series published to date.