Oral cavity & oropharynx
Soft tissue, neural & uncertain origin tumors
Granular cell tumor
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 November 2013
Minor changes: 13 October 2020
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PubMed Search: Granular cell tumor[TI] oral
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
