Granular cell tumor of the tongue

Abstract

Granular cell tumor (GCT) is a rare benign neoplasm that is observed in oral cavity mostly in head-neck part or especially on the tongue. This lesion is generally observed as a solitary nodule with unidentified boundaries and it may reside in different areas of the body. The presented case is a 35-year-old male patient who referred with a problem of indolent lesion on his tongue. Excisional biopsy has been applied to the patient under general anesthesia. There was no complication observed in surgical operation and during post-operative period. There were no symptoms observed on the sixth month of post-operative period. In this paper, a case that has unidentified boundary of tongue placement which includes cystic lesion and identified by a GHT diagnosis has been presented by reviewing the up-to-date studies.

Keywords

• Granular cell tumor; tongue; neoplasm

Dilde granüler hücreli tümör

Öz

Granüler hücreli tümör (GHT), çoğunlukla baş-boyun bölgesi ile özellikle dilde olmak üzere oral kavitede yerleşim gösteren ve nadir görülen iyi huylu bir neoplazmadır. Lezyon genellikle sınırları belirsiz, soliter bir nodül şeklinde görülmekle birlikte, vücudun değişik bölgelerinde bulunabilmektedir. Sunulan olgu, dilde ağrısız kitle şikâyeti ile başvuran 35 yaşında bir erkek hasta idi. Hastaya genel anestezi altında eksizyonel biyopsi uygulandı. Operasyonda ve postoperatif takibinde komplikasyonla karşılaşılmadı. Hasta postoperatif altıncı ayında semptomsuzdu. Bu makalede dil yerleşimli sınırları belirsiz, kistik lezyonlu, histopatolojik olarak GHT tanısı alan bir olgu, güncel makaleler gözden geçirilerek sunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Granüler hücreli tümör, dil, neoplazi

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15. Please cite this article as: Kanmaz A, Sakin YF, Müderris T, Bozan N, Kırıfl M. Granular cell tumor of the tongue. J Med Updates 2014;4(1):37-39.