Open AccessGranular cell tumor: An uncommon benign neoplasm
Author(s) -
Tirthankar Gayen,
Anupam Das,
Kaushik Shome,
Debabrata Bandyopadhyay,
Dipti Das,
Abanti Saha
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.156453
Subject(s) - granular cell tumor , medicine , histopathology , asymptomatic , eosinophilic , neoplasm , granular cell , pathology , benign tumor , immunohistochemistry , central nervous system
Granular cell tumor is a distinctly rare neoplasm of neural sheath origin. It mainly presents as a solitary asymptomatic swelling in the oral cavity, skin, and rarely internal organs in the middle age. Histopathology is characteristic, showing polyhedral cells containing numerous fine eosinophilic granules with indistinct cell margins. We present a case of granular cell tumor on the back of a 48-year-old woman which was painful, mimicking an adnexal tumor