Congenital granular cell lesion of the tongue: a report of two cases and review of the literature

Autor: Uday N. Reebye, Araceli Andrade Velasco, Beatriz Catalina Aldape Barrios, Aaron E. Yancoskie, John Fantasia, Joshua D. Segal
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 122:e14-e18
ISSN: 2212-4403
Popis: The congenital granular cell lesion most commonly occurs on the maxillary or mandibular alveolus of neonates. Extra-alveolar congenital granular cell lesion is exceptionally rare, with only 10 cases reported. Two additional cases occurring on the tongue are presented with a description of the clinical, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical features. The differential diagnosis is discussed, and the literature reviewed.
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