Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast : Report of a case

アクセス数 : 1355
ダウンロード数 : 208

今月のアクセス数 : 3
今月のダウンロード数 : 1
File
HiroshimaJMedSci_48_31.pdf 604 KB 種類 : fulltext
Title ( eng )
Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast : Report of a case
Creator
Kohashi Toshihiko
Haruta Rumi
Sugino Keizo
Marubayashi Seiji
Yahata Hiroshi
Asahara Toshimasa
Fujii Seiji
Dohi Kiyohiko
Source Title
Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 48
Issue 1
Start Page 31
End Page 33
Journal Identifire
[PISSN] 0018-2052
[EISSN] 2433-7668
[NCID] AA00664312
Abstract
A case of granular cell tumor of the breast in a 43-year-old woman is described. The patient presented with a painless mass in the upper-outer quadrant of her right breast. Mammography showed a spiculated tumor and ultrasonography demonstrated a hypoechoic mass with an irregular border. Magnetic resonance (MR) mammography revealed a homogeneous enhanced mass in Tl-weighted images using Gd-DTPA and a ringed high-intensity area around the mass in T2-weighted images. Fine-needle aspiration cytology failed to show any malignant cells. A partial resection of the breast was performed and histological examination revealed a granular cell tumor.

Granular cell tumors are generally always benign, but they may be misdiagnosed as malignant tumors because of their mammographic and ultrasonographic findings. MR mammography did not reveal a typical breast cancer in either Tl- or T2-weighted images in the present case. This case illustrates the need for care in preoperative examinations in order to avoid overdiagnosis of breast cancer.
Keywords
Granular cell tumor
Breast tumor
Magnetic resonance mammography
NDC
Medical sciences [ 490 ]
Language
eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publisher
Hiroshima University Medical Press
Date of Issued 1999-03
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 0018-2052
[NCID] AA00664312