title: Malignant granular cell tumor of the abdominal wall.
abstract: The granular cell tumor is an uncommon tumor that usually appears as a solitary small nodular growth and runs a benign course. It occurs widely throughout the body, but is rarely described in the abdominal wall. The authors report a case of malignant granular cell tumor which was arising in anterior abdominal wall of a 67-year-old woman. Malignant variant is rare and the abdominal wall site is extremely uncommon. Regarding this clinical case and the literature the authors purpose to review the criteria of malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Departement of Pathology, Hospital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisia. ineschelly@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chelly
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bellil
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mekni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bellil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belhadjsalah
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kchir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haouet
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zitouna
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins