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==Granular cell tumour==
==Granular cell tumour==
{{Main|Granular cell tumour}}
{{Main|Granular cell tumour}}
===General===
*May mimic (well-differentiated) squamous cell carcinoma - histopathologically.
**There is a well-described phenomenon called ''[[pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia]]''.<ref name=pmid16487362>{{cite journal |author=Abu-Eid R, Landini G |title=Morphometrical differences between pseudo-epitheliomatous hyperplasia in granular cell tumours and squamous cell carcinomas |journal=Histopathology |volume=48 |issue=4 |pages=407–16 |year=2006 |month=March |pmid=16487362 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2559.2006.02350.x |url=}}</ref>
*Usually a benign tumour.
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Large polygonal cells with abundant (eosinophilic) granular cytoplasm.
Image:
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Granular_cell_tumor_%283%29_skin.jpg Granular cell tumour (WC)].


==Olfactory neuroblastoma==
==Olfactory neuroblastoma==
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