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. 1979 Sep;95(1):93–98. doi: 10.1007/BF00411115

Malignant granular cell tumor

K Donhuijsen 1,2,✉, W Samtleben, L -D Leder 1, C G Schmidt 2
PMCID: PMC12253140  PMID: 500772

Abstract

The malignant granular cell tumor ist a rare soft tissue neoplasia which is chiefly localized in the sceletal muscles. The uncertain histogenesis gave rise to different terms. The clinical course is often protracted but fatal. Diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment are discussed in the light of a case report concerning a malignant granular cell tumor in a 28-year-old man.

Key words: Soft tissue tumor, Malignant granular cell tumor, Alveolar soft part sarcoma, Diagnosis, Treatment

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