Rare case of granular cell tumour at 16 years – A case report

Rationale: Granular cell tumours (GCTs) of the tongue are a rare, soft tissue pathological entity at young ages. This case report aims to present one such case. Patient Concerns: A 16-year-old female patient sought treatment for a small, slow-growing, painless nodule in the dorsum of the tongue sinc...

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Main Authors: S M Balaji, Preetha Balaji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dental Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2022;volume=33;issue=2;spage=216;epage=218;aulast=Balaji
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description Rationale: Granular cell tumours (GCTs) of the tongue are a rare, soft tissue pathological entity at young ages. This case report aims to present one such case. Patient Concerns: A 16-year-old female patient sought treatment for a small, slow-growing, painless nodule in the dorsum of the tongue since six months. She underwent successful orthodontic treatment in recent past and is in the retention phase. Diagnosis: Excisional biopsy revealed the lesion to be a GCT under histopathology. Treatment: The patient was treated for an abnormal, small, slow-growing, painless nodule in the dorsum of the tongue. Outcomes: The patient had satisfactory esthetics and early diagnosis. The active intervention dispelled the confusion about the role of trauma and orthodontics appliance in the etiology of GCT in this particular case to the patient. Take-away Lessons: GCT can occur at any age. Early diagnosis and corrective surgery would help to avoid late complications.
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spelling doaj.art-38aae09f5e6f4d9ab5e902acb3d71ed42022-12-22T04:14:05ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92901998-36032022-01-0133221621810.4103/ijdr.ijdr_469_22Rare case of granular cell tumour at 16 years – A case reportS M BalajiPreetha BalajiRationale: Granular cell tumours (GCTs) of the tongue are a rare, soft tissue pathological entity at young ages. This case report aims to present one such case. Patient Concerns: A 16-year-old female patient sought treatment for a small, slow-growing, painless nodule in the dorsum of the tongue since six months. She underwent successful orthodontic treatment in recent past and is in the retention phase. Diagnosis: Excisional biopsy revealed the lesion to be a GCT under histopathology. Treatment: The patient was treated for an abnormal, small, slow-growing, painless nodule in the dorsum of the tongue. Outcomes: The patient had satisfactory esthetics and early diagnosis. The active intervention dispelled the confusion about the role of trauma and orthodontics appliance in the etiology of GCT in this particular case to the patient. Take-away Lessons: GCT can occur at any age. Early diagnosis and corrective surgery would help to avoid late complications.http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2022;volume=33;issue=2;spage=216;epage=218;aulast=Balajigranular cell tumouroral reactive lesionssoft tissue lesion
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Rare case of granular cell tumour at 16 years – A case report
Indian Journal of Dental Research
granular cell tumour
oral reactive lesions
soft tissue lesion
title Rare case of granular cell tumour at 16 years – A case report
title_full Rare case of granular cell tumour at 16 years – A case report
title_fullStr Rare case of granular cell tumour at 16 years – A case report
title_full_unstemmed Rare case of granular cell tumour at 16 years – A case report
title_short Rare case of granular cell tumour at 16 years – A case report
title_sort rare case of granular cell tumour at 16 years a case report
topic granular cell tumour
oral reactive lesions
soft tissue lesion
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