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Oral Granular Cell Tumors: Follow-up
Updated: Nov 12, 2008
Follow-up
Further Outpatient Care
- Granular cell tumors have been reported to recur several years after removal. Long-term follow-up care is warranted.
Complications
- Complications may occur as a result of risks associated with routine excisional biopsy.
Prognosis
- The prognosis is excellent. Recurrence is uncommon.
Miscellaneous
Medicolegal Pitfalls
- Misinterpretation of pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia as squamous cell carcinoma
- Banal histologic pattern seen in some malignant granular cell tumors
- General anesthetic risks associated with removing congenital epulis in a newborn
Special Concerns
- Reports of recurrence years following removal of the primary lesion
The authors and editors of eMedicine gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous author, Robert Howell, DDS, MSD, to the development and writing of this article
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Further Reading
Keywords
granular cell myoblastoma, granular cell schwannoma, Abrikossoff tumor, Abrikossoff’s tumor, tumor of Abrikossoff, granular cell neurofibroma
Follow-up: Oral Granular Cell Tumors