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 ==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==