Kansas City School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia.
Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 May 1;43(4):e529-e531. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001886.
Granular cell tumors (GCTs) are extremely rare soft tissue tumors, with only 2% of tumors being malignant. Malignant GCTs are more often seen in women between the ages 40 and 60. There has been no case reported of a malignant GCT in a pediatric patient. We present a case of a 14-year-old male who presented with a large mass in his left lower extremity. After being biopsied, the mass was diagnosed as a malignant GCT. The tumor was completely excised with wide margins and close follow-up with the patient continued.
颗粒细胞瘤(GCTs)是极为罕见的软组织肿瘤,仅有 2%的肿瘤为恶性。恶性 GCTs 更常见于 40 至 60 岁的女性。目前尚未有儿童患者发生恶性 GCT 的病例报告。我们报告了 1 例 14 岁男性患者,其左下肢出现巨大肿块。经活检后,该肿块被诊断为恶性 GCT。肿瘤被广泛切除,并对患者进行密切随访。