Case report 676: Malignant granular cell tumor (schwannoma, myoblastoma), disseminated.
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.
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Department of Pathology, University of California Medical Center, Los Angeles 90024.
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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