GRANULAR CELL TUMOR

Course overview

GRANULAR CELL TUMORS ARE RARE NEOPLASMS DERIVED FROM SCHWANN CELLS WITH CHARACTERISTIC PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS. THEY CAN EXHIBIT EITHER BENIGN OR MALIGNANT BEHAVIOR AND MOST COMMONLY OCCUR IN THE ORAL CAVITY, SKIN, AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. THEY MUST BE APPROPRIATELY TREATED TO AVOID RECURRENCE OR METASTASIS OF MALIGNANT LESIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT, AND PROGNOSIS OF GRANULAR CELL TUMORS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS NEOPLASM.