Granular Cell Tumor of Scrotum: A Rare Tumor of the Male External Genitalia

Guilherme Godoy, Patrick W. Mufarrij, Hui C. Tsou, Pablo Torre, Samir S. Taneja

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Abstract

We report a rare case of granular cell tumor in the scrotum. Granular cell tumors are soft-tissue neoplasms originating from Schwann cells that rarely affect male external genitalia. They are essentially benign; therefore, the treatment is complete excision of the lesion. Although never previously reported in the male external genitalia, malignant variants exist in 2% of cases. Because the clinical presentation is not specific, the diagnosis of malignant granular cell tumors can be made only by the pathologist. To our knowledge, only 5 other cases in the scrotum and 19 cases described in the penis have been reported.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)716.e7-716.e9
JournalUrology
Volume72
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Urology

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