The granular cell tumor (GCT) is a rare, benign tumor that most commonly occurs in the oral cavity, particularly in the anterior part of the tongue. In this study the experience with 16 patients with a GCT observed in a single Institution will be ...

Granular cell tumor is a distinctly rare neoplasm of neural sheath origin. It mainly presents as a solitary asymptomatic swelling in the oral cavity, skin, and rarely internal organs in the middle age. ... Vered M, Carpenter WM, Buchner A. Granular cell tumor of the oral cavity: Updated immunohistochemical profile. J Oral Pathol Med. 2009;38: ...

Histopathologic image of granular cell tumor of the skin. Granular cell tumor is a tumor that can develop on any skin or mucosal surface, but occurs on the tongue 40% of the time. It is also known as Abrikossoff's tumor, [1] granular cell myoblastoma, [1] granular cell nerve sheath tumor, [1] and granular cell schwannoma. [1] Granular cell ...

2024年6月21日 · Granular Cell Tumor (GCT) is an uncommon benign lesion in the oral cavity whose pathogenesis remains poorly understood. Due to their infrequent occurrence and similarity to other oral lesions, they are often forgotten during the initial clinical diagnosis.

2025年2月14日 · Granular cell tumors are benign mesenchymal tumors that exhibit a predilection for the tongue. Occasionally, these tumors can mimic squamous cell carcinoma clinically and histologically, so awareness of the variations in their presentation is essential to …

Results: The tongue was the most common location of oral GCTs (81%). The granular cells demonstrated a wide array of cytological features in terms of cell shape and position of the nucleus. In addition, the lesions showed different architectural patterns, including 'infiltration' with satellite nodules.

2022年11月1日 · Granular cell tumors of the oral cavity are rare and non-cancerous growths that arise from the Schwann cells. These cells are the type of nerve cells. It is characterized by their granular appearance under a microscope, caused by …

2024年3月1日 · A granular cell tumor (GCT) is an unusual benign mesenchymal neoplasm with Schwann cells origin. The most common site is the dorsum of the tongue. It has a striking tendency to occur in females and is more frequent in adult patients. GCT typically shows an asymptomatic, slow-growing, single nodule.

Granular cell tumor (GCT) is an uncommon benign tumor founded in any part of the body but mainly in the tongue. Extra-tongue oral granular cell tumor (ETOGCT) is rare with few cases reported. Here we describe seven cases of oral GCT located in sites ...

2023年1月25日 · Nasser et al. proposed diagnostic criteria for granular cell tumor of uncertain malignant potential and malignancy (Pathol Res Pract 2011;207:164): Necrosis, single cell or en masse > 2 mitoses per 10 high power fields