title: Granular cell tumor of uncertain malignant potential.
abstract: Granular cell tumor is an uncommon soft-tissue tumor that is usually benign and readily treated with complete resection. Malignant granular cell tumors are perhaps the rarest of all soft-tissue tumors, and they commonly metastasize to regional lymph nodes and the lungs. We present a case of granular cell tumor that exhibited both gross and microscopic features suggestive of malignancy without evidence of metastasis through a relatively short 16 months of follow-up and review the literature pertaining to granular cell tumors of uncertain malignant potential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Menaker
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sanger
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005205:Fascia / Q000473:pathology; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery