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Granular cells tumor of the vulva: an exceptional entity

  • I. Brunel1,*,
  • E. Moreno-Palacios1
  • J. De Santiago1
  • I. Zapardiel1

1Gynecological Oncology Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo2665.2015 Vol.36,Issue 5,October 2015 pp.605-606

Published: 10 October 2015

*Corresponding Author(s): I. Brunel E-mail: ibrunelg@gmail.com

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Abstract

Introduction: Granular cells tumor (GCT) is a rare tumor that develops on skin and soft tissues. Only 1-2% of these tumors present malignant behavior. Material and methods: The authors report three cases of GCT and review the management of these tumors. Case report: The first case is a 73-year-old woman who was diagnosed with an atypical GCT. She was treated with local excision and then presented a local recurrence 21 months after the surgery. The other two cases are 60- and 58-year-old women diagnosed with a benign GCT. They were treated with single excision; both patients underwent second surgery due to margin affectation. Conclusions: Management of GCT is not clear nowadays. The careful selection of patients with poor prognostic factors is very important. Follow-up for early diagnosis of local recurrence and metastases of these tumors is of utmost importance.

Keywords

Vulvar cancer; Granular cells tumor; S-100 protein.

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I. Brunel,E. Moreno-Palacios,J. De Santiago,I. Zapardiel. Granular cells tumor of the vulva: an exceptional entity. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2015. 36(5);605-606.

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