Abnormalities diagnosed on routine blood work, such as mild neutropenia, anaemia, thrombocytopenia and relative lymphocytosis, often have obscure aetiologies. A series of 30 patients were evaluated for various unexplained haematological abnormalities between 1997 and 2005, and found to have circulating monoclonal T-cell large granular lymphocytes (T-LGL). These patients fit the diagnosis of T-c...

AIMS Granular cell tumor (GCT) is a rare neoplasm that can appear in any site of the body, but most are located intraorally. Its histogenetic origin remains unclear. This report analyzes the immunoprofile of 15 cases of granular cell tumors, occurring in 13 women and 2 men and the lesions were located on the tongue or upper lip. Patient age ranged from 7 to 52. METHODS The patients demographi...

Gastrointestinal granular cell tumors are uncommon. The most common site of gastrointestinal granular cell tumor (GCT) is esophagus. We report a case of esophageal GCT incidentally diagnosed by endoscopy. The lesion was evaluated by endoscopic ultrasonography and resected using the endoscopic technique without complication.

Reporting the case of a granular cell tumor (granular cell myoblastoma) developed on the tongue, of a 50-year-old woman presenting with a painless, slightly excrescent and whitish on the tongue's top surface. Diagnose was anatomopahologica was made through. The growth was totally removed even healthy tissue. The case evolved a year later without recurrence.

Granular cell tumor is a rare neoplasm that may involve the larynx. It is almost always benign. Laryngologists should be familiar with this unusual tumor, its implications and appropriate treatment.