title: Granular cell tumor of the palate: a case report.
abstract: Granular cell tumor (GCT) is an infrequent benign neoplasm, which Abrikosoff accurately described in 1926. GCT probably has a neural crest cell origin. We present the clinical and imaging findings in a 45-year-old woman with a GCT involving the palate. CT and MR imaging revealed perineural tumor spread along the greater and lesser palatine nerves. We emphasize the peculiarity of the palatine location and the perineural spread of GCTs.
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France.
authors: Rita
authors: R
authors: Boulos
authors: Kathlyn
authors: K
authors: Marsot-Dupuch
authors: Philippe
authors: P
authors: De Saint-Maur
authors: Bernard
authors: B
authors: Meyer
authors: Patrice
authors: P
authors: Tran Ba Huy
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009420:Nervous System / Q000473:pathology; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010159:Palate / Q000294:innervation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed