 Granular Cell Tumor
"Granular Cell Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Unusual tumor affecting any site of the body, but most often encountered in the head and neck. Considerable debate has surrounded the histogenesis of this neoplasm; however, it is considered to be a myoblastoma of, usually, a benign nature. It affects women more often than men. When it develops beneath the epidermis or mucous membrane, it can lead to proliferation of the squamous cells and mimic squamous cell carcinoma.
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D016586
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.590.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Granular Cell Tumor- Granular Cell Tumor
- Cell Tumor, Granular
- Cell Tumors, Granular
- Granular Cell Tumors
- Tumor, Granular Cell
- Tumors, Granular Cell
- Granular Cell Myoblastoma
- Cell Myoblastoma, Granular
- Cell Myoblastomas, Granular
- Granular Cell Myoblastomas
- Myoblastomas, Granular Cell
- Myoblastoma, Granular Cell
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Granular Cell Tumor" by people in Profiles.
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Shah K, Fulbright J, Katz A, Zhang L, Jarka D, Lypka M. Malignant Granular Cell Tumor of the Lower Extremity in an Adolescent Male. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 05 01; 43(4):e529-e531.
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