Granular Cell Tumour of the Tongue in a 8-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report

ABSTRACT

Granular cell tumor is a relatively uncommon benign neoplasm that occurs in almost any part of the body, with the head and neck region involved in 45 to 65% of the cases. The peak of incidence is generally in the fourth to sixth decades of life, while it is very rarely encountered in children. Usually, it appears as a singular nodular mass covered by intact overlying mucosa. Its etiology and histogenesis is unclear; in addition, its nature is sometimes questioned due to the occurrence of malignancy in less than 2% of all lesions, and/or recurrence or metastasis to regional lymph nodes despite a benign histopathological appearance.

In the present paper, we describe a case with intraoral location occurred in a child, whose clinical and immunohistopathological features seem to confirm a benign course of tumor even in the childhood.