title: Granular cell tumor. Clinical spectrum of the benign and malignant entity.
abstract: The clinical records of all patients with granular cell tumor seen at our institution over a 20-year period were reviewed. Three patients with malignant, and 37 with benign tumor, were identified. Eleven patients had multiple benign lesions. Three had a history of familial occurrence. Clinical and pathologic features and the management of this nebulous entity, in both its benign and malignant forms, are reviewed and discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery