Granular cell tumor of the breast: Definitive diagnosis by sonographically guided percutaneous biopsy

✍ Scribed by Miller, Jeffrey A.; Karcnik, Teresa J.; Karimi, Sasan

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 332 KB
• Volume: 28
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0091-2751
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(200002)28:2<89::aid-jcu6>3.0.co;2-n

✦ Synopsis

Granular cell tumor is a rare, benign breast neoplasm that may mimic malignancy both clinically and radiologically. We present 2 cases in which granular cell tumor was initially diagnosed by sonographically guided percutaneous biopsies. Sonographic guidance confirmed needle placement during multiple passes and thereby decreased the likelihood of sampling error. A diagnosis of granular cell tumor prior to definitive resection enables optimal therapeutic planning and allows radical surgery to be avoided.