Abrikossoff’s tumor: report of a rare tumor and its unusual vulvar location

The first report of granulosa cell tumor occurred in 1926, by Abrikossoff, after whom it was named “Abrikossoff’s tumor”. It is a benign, uncommon neoplasm, most frequently observed in the head, neck and tongue, being found in the vulva only in 6%-7% of the cases. Its histogenesis is uncertain, prob...

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Autores: Crivelin,Luciana Leite, Abreu,Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia (SBP)
Repositorio:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:scielo:S1676-24442014000500371
Acceso en línea:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442014000500371
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:words: vulva
vulvar disease
vulvar neoplasms
granular cell tumor
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Sumario:The first report of granulosa cell tumor occurred in 1926, by Abrikossoff, after whom it was named “Abrikossoff’s tumor”. It is a benign, uncommon neoplasm, most frequently observed in the head, neck and tongue, being found in the vulva only in 6%-7% of the cases. Its histogenesis is uncertain, probably linked to Schwann cells. The treatment is surgical, with good prognosis. Relapses may occur, and there are descriptions of malignant transformation in the literature. The objective of this paper is to describe a case of granular cell tumor located in the vulva.