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Three additional cases of non-neural granular cell tumor with novel immunohistochemical findings
Juan Torre-Castro1, Cristina Moya-Martínez1, Lucía Núñez-Hipólito1
1Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain.
Background:
Non-neural granular cell tumor (NNGCT) is an uncommon neoplasm of controversial histogenesis and its histopathologic differential diagnosis includes, in addition to conventional GCT, other dermal tumors that may exhibit granular cell change.
Methods:
Three patients with a diagnosis of NNGCT were identified in the authors' files. Hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections and immunohistochemical studies were performed.
Results:
Histopathological study of the three lesions showed dermal proliferation of granular cells arranged in thick fascicles between collagen bundles. The lesions showed positivity for Factor XIIIa, CD163, CD68, NKIC3, vimentin, ALK, fascin, and cyclin D1.
Conclusion:
To our knowledge, positivity for cyclin D1 has not been reported to date in NNGCT. In borderline cases, where the diagnosis is unclear despite histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings, positivity for cyclin D1 may favor the diagnosis of NNGCT. Further investigations to assess the differentiation of this rare neoplasm are needed.
