Granular cell tumor of the scrotum: A case report and literature review

Granular cell tumors (GCTs) on the male genitalia are exceedingly rare. Solitary tumors have been reported on the penile shaft, prepuce, corpus cavernosum, glans penis, and scrotum. According to the latest serial analysis by using a MEDLINE search of the literature from January 1970 to December 2011...

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Published in:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Main Authors: Ko-Hung Chen, Hung-Sheng Shang, Hsin-Chung Lin, Herng-Sheng Lee, Hong-Wei Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Subjects:
Granular cell tumor
scrotum
painless nodule
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2013;volume=56;issue=2;spage=161;epage=162;aulast=Chen
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Summary:Granular cell tumors (GCTs) on the male genitalia are exceedingly rare. Solitary tumors have been reported on the penile shaft, prepuce, corpus cavernosum, glans penis, and scrotum. According to the latest serial analysis by using a MEDLINE search of the literature from January 1970 to December 2011, we identified seven reported GCTs involving the scrotum. We present a new case and perform a brief literature review.
ISSN:0377-4929

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