| Literature DB >> 20860741 |
Koji Ihara1, Hiroshi Ito, Yumiko Nakajima, Eri Fukaya, Hiroaki Nakazawa, Motohiro Nozaki.
Abstract
A case of granular cell tumor (GCT) was reported. We encountered a 33-year-old woman with a painless, elastic, hard mass in the soft tissue of the suprasternal space. The tumor was excised with several millimeters margin of normal tissue above the deep cervical fascia and the wound was closed primarily. Histological examination on hematoxylin-eosin stain showed a tumor growth in the mid- to deep dermis and eosinophilic small granules that were consistent with granular cell tumors. Immunohistochemical studies showed positive staining for S-100 protein. We experienced a case of a granular cell tumor occurring in the suprasternal space and report the importance of including it in the differential diagnosis of subcutaneous soft tissue tumors.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20860741 DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00907.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Dermatol ISSN: 0385-2407 Impact factor: 4.005