A Therapeutic and Diagnostic Dilemma: Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast

A Therapeutic and Diagnostic Dilemma: Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast

Six to eight percent of granular cell tumors are seen in the breast. Although mostly benign, they rarely have malignant features clinically and radiologically reminding of breast cancer. This may lead to a potential misdiagnosis of breast carcinoma and overtreatment of patients. The final diagnosis...

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Main Authors: Ahmet Pergel, Ahmet Fikret Yucel, A. Serdar Karaca, Ibrahim Aydin, Dursun Ali Sahin, Nilgun Demirbag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/972168
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spelling doaj-bf4a29dda9b045c0ab266e74100dde7c2020-11-24T23:04:37ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/972168972168A Therapeutic and Diagnostic Dilemma: Granular Cell Tumor of the BreastAhmet Pergel0Ahmet Fikret Yucel1A. Serdar Karaca2Ibrahim Aydin3Dursun Ali Sahin4Nilgun Demirbag5Department of Surgery, Rize University School of Medicine, 53100 Rize, TurkeyDepartment of Surgery, Rize University School of Medicine, 53100 Rize, TurkeyClinics of Surgery, Bartin State Hospital, 74000 Bartin, TurkeyDepartment of Surgery, Rize University School of Medicine, 53100 Rize, TurkeyDepartment of Surgery, Rize University School of Medicine, 53100 Rize, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Avrasya Hospital, 34010 Istanbul, TurkeySix to eight percent of granular cell tumors are seen in the breast. Although mostly benign, they rarely have malignant features clinically and radiologically reminding of breast cancer. This may lead to a potential misdiagnosis of breast carcinoma and overtreatment of patients. The final diagnosis is made by immunohistochemical examination. We performed excisional biopsy on a patient who was diagnosed to have a breast mass. The histopathological examination of the mass revealed granular cell tumor.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/972168
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Ahmet Fikret Yucel
A. Serdar Karaca
Ibrahim Aydin
Dursun Ali Sahin
Nilgun Demirbag
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Ahmet Fikret Yucel
A. Serdar Karaca
Ibrahim Aydin
Dursun Ali Sahin
Nilgun Demirbag
A Therapeutic and Diagnostic Dilemma: Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast
Case Reports in Medicine
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Ahmet Fikret Yucel
A. Serdar Karaca
Ibrahim Aydin
Dursun Ali Sahin
Nilgun Demirbag
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title A Therapeutic and Diagnostic Dilemma: Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast
title_short A Therapeutic and Diagnostic Dilemma: Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast
title_full A Therapeutic and Diagnostic Dilemma: Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast
title_fullStr A Therapeutic and Diagnostic Dilemma: Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast
title_full_unstemmed A Therapeutic and Diagnostic Dilemma: Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Medicine
issn 1687-9627
1687-9635
publishDate 2011-01-01
description Six to eight percent of granular cell tumors are seen in the breast. Although mostly benign, they rarely have malignant features clinically and radiologically reminding of breast cancer. This may lead to a potential misdiagnosis of breast carcinoma and overtreatment of patients. The final diagnosis is made by immunohistochemical examination. We performed excisional biopsy on a patient who was diagnosed to have a breast mass. The histopathological examination of the mass revealed granular cell tumor.
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