title: Large dermal non neural granular cell tumor on the surgical wound site.
abstract: Granular cell tumors (GCTs) can be divided into neural type with S-100 reactivity and non-neural type without that. The latter has not been widely recognized and there are only fewer reports available when compared to conventional GCT. A 65-year-old man was presented with the presence of a painless mass on his back. The mass had developed into a small nodule on the scar developed because of previous surgery carried out 2 years ago. The tumor consisted of large, polygonal cells comprising of an enormous number of faintly eosinophilic small granules in the cytoplasm. The cytoplasmic granules were stained positively for periodic acid-Schiff stain. Immunohistochemical stains for S-100 protein and neuron-specific enolase were found to be negative. Herein, we report the appearance of a very rare case of non neural GCT developed on the surgical scar in support with relevant literature reviews.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Namkoong
authors.forename: Jee-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jiwon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gye
authors.forename: Jimin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Seung-Phil
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Myung-Hwa
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byung-Cheol
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Park