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01-09-2005 | Case Report

Granular cell tumor of the neurohypophysis: report of a case with unusual age presentation

Authors: Paulo R. Benites Filho, Daniele Sakamoto, Tiago Noguchi Machuca, Maria José Serapião, Leo Ditzel, Luiz F. Bleggi Torres

Published in: Virchows Archiv | Issue 3/2005

Abstract

Granular cell tumor (GCT) usually occurs as a solitary, small, nodular tumor and rarely grows to a sufficient size to present symptoms. The tumor is more prevalent in female adults. The authors report a case of an 8-year-old boy with GCT of the neurohypophysis presenting with central precocious puberty. Few cases of symptomatic GCT have been reported in the literature, none of them in a patient in the first decade of life. Clinical picture, histopathological features, and histogenesis of GCT of neurohypophysis are discussed.

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Title: Granular cell tumor of the neurohypophysis: report of a case with unusual age presentation
Authors: Paulo R. Benites Filho
Daniele Sakamoto
Tiago Noguchi Machuca
Maria José Serapião
Leo Ditzel
Luiz F. Bleggi Torres
Publication date: 01-09-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Virchows Archiv / Issue 3/2005
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-005-1229-z

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