An Uncommon Location for Granular Cell Tumor in a 10-year-old Caucasian Female Granular Cell tumor in a Young Caucasian Female
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granular cell tumor
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Granular cell tumors are uncommon soft-tissue neoplasms of confirmed neural origin and are typically found in females of African descent between 30 and 60 years old.1-3 Most cases are found in the head and neck region, specifically the tongue, although there have been reports of other anatomic variants in patients outside of the typical epidemiology. We report a case of a granular cell tumor in a 10-year-old Caucasian female located on the left ventral upper arm with a biopsy confirming the histopathological diagnosis.
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Joanna Trigg, St. John's Episcopal Hospital
Department of Dermatology
Graham H. Litchman, St. John's Episcopal Hospital
Department of Dermatology
Jason Cohen, Dermpath Diagnostics
Managing and Medical Director
Suzanne Sirota Rozenberg, St. John's Episcopal
Chief and Program Director of St. John?s Episcopal Hospital Dermatology