TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2015 , Vol 30 , Num 2
A rare granular cell tumor of the vulva: a case report
Nihal BOZDAĞ KAPLAN,1 İbrahim Hakkı DURSUN, 1 Mustafa DİKİLİTAŞ, 1 Hakan HARPUTLUOĞLU, 1 Ercan YILMAZ,2 Nurhan ŞAHİN3
1İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Medikal Onkoloji Anabilim Dalı, Malatya
2İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kadın Doğum Anabilim Dalı, Malatya
3İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Malatya Granular cell tumors are rare tumors, usually located subcutanesously or intramucosal. Most frequent presentation is in the head and neck region especially in the tongue, 5–15% of the cases are vulvar. Originating from Scwhan cells, these tumors are usually benign and only 1–3% of the cases have malign behaviour. As these tumors have an agressive course and do not respond to chemo-radiation, to mention the importance of early diagnosis we present this case. Keywords : Early diagnosis; granular cell tumor; vulva