Cite this page: Pernick N Granular cell tumor. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/oralcavitygct.html. Accessed March 8th, 2021.
Definition / general
- Usually tongue but any site can be involved
- Resembles congenital epulis of newborn females but different S100 staining
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Large cells with abundant granular cytoplasm and bland nuclei, florid pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia