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Diagnosis of a Vulvar Granular Cell Tumor by Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy

Diagnosis of a Vulvar Granular Cell Tumor by Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Acta Cytologica Diagnosis of a Vulvar Granular Cell Tumor by Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy A Case Report Janet L. Hale, B.S., C.T.(ASCP), G. Rudolph Schwenk, Jr., M.D., David B. Wilson, M.D., Ann T. Moriarty, M.D., and William N. Crabtree, M.S., S.C.T.(ASCP) BACKGROUND: Granular cell tumor (GCT) (granular CONCLUSION: Cytologists should be aware of the dis- cell “myoblastoma”) is an uncommon neoplasm that may tinctive clinical and morphologic appearance of GCT. mimic carcinoma both clini- The cytologic findings of vul- cally and morphologically. var GCT are identical to Fine needle aspiration diag- those described at other body Based on this tumor’s distinctive nosis of vulvar GNT has sites. Definitive diagnosis be- clinical and cytomorphologic been described on only one fore extirpation permits de- prior occasion. finitive therapy. (Acta Cytol presentation, FNAB is a useful CASE: A 74-year-old, black 2002;46:373–376) method for definitive diagnosis of female presented with a mass in the left labia. Fine needle Keywords: granular cell vulvar GCT.... aspiration biopsy revealed tumor, aspiration biopsy, rare intact cells; abundant, vulvar neoplasms. granular, cytoplasmic fragments; and bland, ovoid, stripped nuclei. The intact cells were arranged in loose Granular cell tumor (GCT) is an uncommon neo- aggregates. Each sampling was exquisitely http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

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Karger
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© 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
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0001-5547
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1938-2650
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10.1159/000326736
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Acta Cytologica Diagnosis of a Vulvar Granular Cell Tumor by Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy A Case Report Janet L. Hale, B.S., C.T.(ASCP), G. Rudolph Schwenk, Jr., M.D., David B. Wilson, M.D., Ann T. Moriarty, M.D., and William N. Crabtree, M.S., S.C.T.(ASCP) BACKGROUND: Granular cell tumor (GCT) (granular CONCLUSION: Cytologists should be aware of the dis- cell “myoblastoma”) is an uncommon neoplasm that may tinctive clinical and morphologic appearance of GCT. mimic carcinoma both clini- The cytologic findings of vul- cally and morphologically. var GCT are identical to Fine needle aspiration diag- those described at other body Based on this tumor’s distinctive nosis of vulvar GNT has sites. Definitive diagnosis be- clinical and cytomorphologic been described on only one fore extirpation permits de- prior occasion. finitive therapy. (Acta Cytol presentation, FNAB is a useful CASE: A 74-year-old, black 2002;46:373–376) method for definitive diagnosis of female presented with a mass in the left labia. Fine needle Keywords: granular cell vulvar GCT.... aspiration biopsy revealed tumor, aspiration biopsy, rare intact cells; abundant, vulvar neoplasms. granular, cytoplasmic fragments; and bland, ovoid, stripped nuclei. The intact cells were arranged in loose Granular cell tumor (GCT) is an uncommon neo- aggregates. Each sampling was exquisitely

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Acta Cytologica – Karger

Published: Jan 1, 2011

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