title: Case report 676: Malignant granular cell tumor (schwannoma, myoblastoma), disseminated.
abstract: A rare case of metastatic, lethal, malignant granular cell tumor is presented in a 77-year-old woman. Metastases involved numerous sites, including the skeleton. The key clinical and pathological findings and differential diagnosis in benign and malignant granular cell tumor were discussed, including a review from the English literature of 23 cases of malignant granular cell tumor. The differential diagnosis was considered in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of California Medical Center, Los Angeles 90024.
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Gleason-Jordan
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mirra
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mahendra
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pathmarajah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography