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Granular cell tumor of the scrotum in a child with Noonan syndrome.
Pediatric dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Sidwell Rachel U, Rouse Pauk, Owen Rob A, Green James S A
Abstract excerpt
Granular cell tumor is a rare neoplasm thought to be of neural origin, composed of cells with distinctive granular cytoplasm. Granular cell tumors most often arise on the tongue, but can occur at any body site, and therefore initial presentation to dermatologists is common. We report a granular cell tumor of the scrotum in a child with Noonan syndrome, known to have a mutation in the PTPN11 gene. No previous...
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