Open AccessGranular cell myoblastoma of the vulva. report of 4 cases
Author(s) -
Dgani Ram,
Czernobilsky Bernard,
Borenstein Richard,
Lancet Moshe
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347809154037
Subject(s) - vulva , granular cell , nodule (geology) , medicine , vulvar neoplasm , pathology , granular cell tumor , anatomy , immunohistochemistry , biology , central nervous system , paleontology
. Granular cell myoblastoma is a rare tumor, for which the vulvar area is one site of predilection. It occurs at any age as a firm, rounded nodule, usually not exceeding 3 cm in diameter (10). The current view is that this tumor may be derived from Schwann cells (4, 8). Only 49 cases of granular cell myoblastoma of the vulva have so far been reported (3, 6).