Granular Cell Tumor at Dentist Dictionary

What is Granular Cell Tumor? Submucosal mass consisting of diffuse sheets of large cells of either nerve or muscle origin with a cytoplasm of densely packed eosinophilic granules (lysosomal bodies) and commonly found in the dorsal surface of the tongue.

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