Granular cell tumour - A case series of 9 patients and literature review
- Author:
YT Pan
;
HL Tey
;
Chan YC
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Malaysian Journal of Dermatology
2008;21(-):53-56
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Granular cell tumours are uncommon benign lesions with a
predilection for the head and neck region. We report 9 cases of this rare tumour seen at the National Skin Centre, Singapore, between 1996 and
2006. Five patients were female and four were male. Patient ages were between 15 to 66 years, with a mean of 37.1 years. All 9 patients presented with an asymptomatic painless mass varying from a 1 year to
10 years duration, with a mean duration of 4 years. 6 of the patients were Chinese, 2 were Indian and 1 was Sri Lankan. Five tumors were in the head and neck, three were in the groin or genital regions, and one
was in the limb. The tumours ranged in size from 0.3 cm (in the scrotum) to 2.5 cm (in the neck). On examination, none of the lesions had any features of malignancy. The pre-operative diagnosis was dermatofibroma in 3 patients, epidermal cyst in 5 patients, and adnexal
tumour in 1 case. For 1 of the patients, there were 2 synchronous tumours present in the scrotum. Excision biopsy was performed for all patients and histology confirmed the diagnosis.
