Malignant granular cell tumor.
The malignant granular cell tumor ist a rare soft tissue neoplasia which is chiefly localized in the sceletal muscles. The uncertain histogenesis gave rise to different terms. The clinical course is often protracted but fatal. Diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment are discussed in the light of a case report concerning a malignant granular cell tumor in a 28-year-old man.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy