Granular Cell Tumor of Scrotum: A Rare Tumor of the Male External Genitalia

Authors

Guilherme Godoy, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Patrick W. Mufarrij, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Hui C. Tsou, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Pablo Torre, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Samir S. Taneja, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Journal

Urology

Volume

72

Issue

3

DOI

10.1016/j.urology.2007.12.050

Abstract

We report a rare case of granular cell tumor in the scrotum. Granular cell tumors are soft-tissue neoplasms originating from Schwann cells that rarely affect male external genitalia. They are essentially benign; therefore, the treatment is complete excision of the lesion. Although never previously reported in the male external genitalia, malignant variants exist in 2% of cases. Because the clinical presentation is not specific, the diagnosis of malignant granular cell tumors can be made only by the pathologist. To our knowledge, only 5 other cases in the scrotum and 19 cases described in the penis have been reported. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

APA Citation

Godoy, G., Mufarrij, P., Tsou, H., Torre, P., & Taneja, S. (2008). Granular Cell Tumor of Scrotum: A Rare Tumor of the Male External Genitalia. Urology, 72 (3). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2007.12.050