A rare granular cell tumor of the vulva: a case report


Bozdag Kaplan N., Dursun I. H., Dikilitas M., HARPUTLUOĞLU H., YILMAZ E., Sahin N.

TURK ONKOLOGI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY, cilt.30, sa.2, ss.78-81, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

Özet

Granular cell tumors are rare tumors, usually located subcutanesously or intramucosal. Most frequent presentation is in the head and neck region especially in the tongue, 5-15% of the cases are vulvar. Originating from Scwhan cells, these tumors are usually benign and only 1-3% of the cases have malign behaviour. As these tumors have an agressive course and do not respond to chemo-radiation, to mention the importance of early diagnosis we present this case.