A Case of a Plexiform Granular Cell Tumor of the Finger.
- Author:
Hyo Chan JANG
1
;
Gun PARK
;
Joon Soo PARK
;
Hyun CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. g9563009@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Plexiform granular cell tumor;
Finger
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Cytoplasm;
Eosinophils;
Female;
Fingers*;
Granular Cell Tumor*;
Humans;
S100 Proteins;
Subcutaneous Tissue
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2005;43(8):1110-1112
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We herein describe the case of a 34-year-old woman who presented with a painful, movable, subcutaneous nodule on the volar surface of her left fourth finger. She complained of lancinating pain when slight pressure was applied to the nodule. An excisional biopsy specimen revealed a contiguous, fusiform, nodular mass, measuring 0.2x0.5 cm, in the subcutaneous tissue. Histopathologic examination showed several well-circumscribed nodules in a plexiform pattern, composed of large polygonal cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm. These cells were strongly positive for S-100 protein. We diagnosed this case as plexiform granular cell tumor.
