An isolated granular cell tumour of the thumb pulp clinically mimicking a glomus tumour.
A rare case of an isolated granular cell tumour of the thumb pulp clinically mimicking a glomus tumour is described. The rationale behind performing oestrogen receptor staining for granular cell tumours is discussed.
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada.
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al-Qattan
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Clarke
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000032:analysis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013933:Thumb / Q000473:pathology*
D011960:Receptors, Estrogen