Difference between revisions of "Granular cell tumour"

Granular cell tumour (view source)

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 *Usually benign.
 *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>
+**There is a well-described phenomenon called ''pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia''.<ref name=pmid16487362>{{cite journal |author=Abu-Eid R, Landini G |title=Morphometrical differences between pseudoepitheliomatous 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>
+Aside:
+*Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia is seen in:
+*#Fungal infections.
+*#[[Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia]].
+*#Granular cell tumour.
+*#Adjacent to an ulcer.
 ==Gross==