title: Granular cell tumor: a rare tumor of the ulnar nerve. Case report.
abstract: Granular cell tumors of the ulnar nerve are extremely rare, with only two cases previously reported in the English literature. The author presents a case of granular cell tumor of the ulnar nerve, in which the tumor was resected and the nerve was repaired with a nerve graft. The histopathological characteristics, imaging findings, and clinical data regarding these tumors are reviewed, and based on all the available evidence, a new treatment paradigm is proposed, which differs from that used in the earlier reported cases and takes into account the reported rate of tumor recurrence after incomplete resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria 3144, Australia. gadavis@netspace.net.au
authors.forename: Gavin A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020424:Ulnar Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*