Congenital granular cell lesion of the tongue: a report of two cases and review of the literature

Aaron E Yancoskie; Uday N Reebye; Joshua D Segal; Beatriz C Aldape Barrios; Araceli Andrade Velasco; John E Fantasia

doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2015.10.013

Congenital granular cell lesion of the tongue: a report of two cases and review of the literature

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2016 Jul;122(1):e14-8. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2015.10.013. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

Authors

Aaron E Yancoskie¹, Uday N Reebye², Joshua D Segal³, Beatriz C Aldape Barrios⁴, Araceli Andrade Velasco⁵, John E Fantasia⁶

Affiliations

¹ Assistant Professor of Pathology, Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA; formerly a resident at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ, School of Medicine. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Surgeon, Triangle Implant Center, Durham, NC, USA.
³ Attending Surgeon, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
⁴ Professor of Oral Pathology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, Iztaccihuatl 11, Colonia Condesa, Mexico.
⁵ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Private Practice, Hospital Galenia, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
⁶ Chief, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Department of Dental Medicine, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ, School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.

PMID: 26712684
DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2015.10.013

Abstract

The congenital granular cell lesion most commonly occurs on the maxillary or mandibular alveolus of neonates. Extra-alveolar congenital granular cell lesion is exceptionally rare, with only 10 cases reported. Two additional cases occurring on the tongue are presented with a description of the clinical, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical features. The differential diagnosis is discussed, and the literature reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Granular Cell Tumor / congenital*
Granular Cell Tumor / pathology
Granular Cell Tumor / surgery
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Tongue Neoplasms / congenital*
Tongue Neoplasms / pathology
Tongue Neoplasms / surgery