Oral Granular Cell Tumors: Treatment & Medication

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Further Reading

Keywords

granular cell myoblastoma, granular cell schwannoma, Abrikossoff tumor, Abrikossoff’s tumor, tumor of Abrikossoff, granular cell neurofibroma

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Melinda Jen, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut
Melinda Jen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha
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Steven Brett Sloan, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine; Director of Nail Disease Clinic and Chief of Dermatology, Newington Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Steven Brett Sloan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, Connecticut State Medical Society, New England Dermatological Society, and Texas Dermatological Society
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Medical Editor

James W Patterson, MD, Director of Dermatopathology, Professor of Pathology and Dermatology, Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, University of Virginia Medical Center
James W Patterson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Society of Dermatopathology, Medical Society of Virginia, Royal Society of Medicine, Society for Investigative Dermatology, and United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
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David F Butler, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Chair, Department of Dermatology, Director, Dermatology Residency Training Program, Scott and White Clinic
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Managing Editor

Drore Eisen, MD, DDS, Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Research Associates of Cincinnati
Drore Eisen, MD, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Oral Medicine, and American Dental Association
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Glen H Crawford, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Dermatology, The Pennsylvania Hospital
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William D James, MD, Paul R Gross Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Vice-Chair, Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Health System
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