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| ClinDDx = xanthoma, other [[skin]] lesions | | ClinDDx = xanthoma, other [[skin]] lesions | ||
| Tx = complete excision (benign) or wide excision (malignant) | |||
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The '''granular cell tumour''' is a rare histomorphologically distinctive neoplasm found at many sites. The classic location is the [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]]. | The '''granular cell tumour''' is a rare histomorphologically distinctive neoplasm found at many sites. The classic location is the [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]]. | ||
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*May mimic (well-differentiated) [[squamous cell carcinoma]] - histopathologically. | *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 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> | **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> | ||
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*Complete excision.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Toelen C, Goovaerts G, Huyghe M |title=Granular cell tumor of the abdominal wall: case report and review of the literature |journal=Acta Chir. Belg. |volume=113 |issue=5 |pages=364–6 |year=2013 |pmid=24294803 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Emesz M, Arlt EM, Krall EM, ''et al.'' |title=[Granular cell tumors of the orbit : Diagnostics and therapeutic aspects exemplified by a case report.] |journal=Ophthalmologe |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2013 |month=November |pmid=24173669 |doi=10.1007/s00347-013-2972-1 |url=}}</ref> | |||
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