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Granular cell tumor of the tongue

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https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2014001008
Kanmaz, A., Feyyat Sakin, Y., Müderris, T., Bozan, N., & Kırış, M. (2014). Granular cell tumor of the tongue. ENT Updates, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2014001008
Volume 4 Issue 1 (2014)
Copyright (c) 2014 Alper Kanmaz, Yunus Feyyat Sakin, Togay Müderris, Nazım Bozan, Muzaffer Kırış
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Authors

  • Alper Kanmaz Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Yunus Feyyat Sakin
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Özel Uzmanlar Tıp Merkezi, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
  • Togay Müderris Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Nazım Bozan Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yıl Universitesi, Van, Turkey
  • Muzaffer Kırış Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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