title: Primary cutaneous malignant granular cell tumor: a case report in China and review of the literature.
abstract: Granular cell tumor is rare and accounts for approximately 0.5% of all soft tissue tumors. The malignant granular cell tumor, especially cutaneous malignant granular cell tumor is extremely rare. The present case is the first patient of primary cutaneous malignant granular cell tumor reported from China in English. A review of the literature is performed, and the presentation, position, pathological diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of the patients with cutaneous malignant granular cell tumor of the reported cases before is analysed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. 469883299@qq.com.
authors.forename: Ting-ting
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. 1113430367@qq.com.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology & STD, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. Zhengsong196001@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology & STD, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. Libo19560303@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. yuqi491022728@qq.com.
authors.forename: Yu-qi
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. 1181651326@qq.com.
authors.forename: Yi-xian
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. Liuyongfeng19521010@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Yong-feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. wangehhua@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: En-hua
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor