A case of metastatic malignant granular cell tumour of the scalp

Granular cell tumours of the scalp are rare. Malignant transformation of these tumours is even more uncommon, making the diagnosis exceedingly difficult. The recommended treatment of surgical excision with negative margins is not easily achieved in this location, given the anatomy of the scalp.

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Autores principales: Williams, Geoffrey, Neblett, Carlos, Warren, Shereika, Blake, Garfield
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8068475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33927875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjab145
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spelling pubmed-80684752021-04-28 A case of metastatic malignant granular cell tumour of the scalp Williams, Geoffrey Neblett, Carlos Warren, Shereika Blake, Garfield J Surg Case Rep Case Report Granular cell tumours of the scalp are rare. Malignant transformation of these tumours is even more uncommon, making the diagnosis exceedingly difficult. The recommended treatment of surgical excision with negative margins is not easily achieved in this location, given the anatomy of the scalp. Oxford University Press 2021-04-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8068475/ /pubmed/33927875 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjab145 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2021. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8068475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33927875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjab145
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