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A Case of Granular Cell Tumor of the Thyroid  

Park Jong-Hoon (Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Kang Hyo (Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Cho Mun-Hyeong (Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Yoon Jung-Han (Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
JaeGal Young-Jong (Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Park Min-Ho (Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
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Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology / v.22, no.1, 2006 , pp. 43-46 More about this Journal
Abstract
Granular cell tumor is not rare and is a well recognized entity which has a wide anatomic distribution, with roughly one half of the lesions found in the head and neck. However, occurrence in the thyroid is extremely rare and has not been described well as surgeon's view. The authors have recently experienced a case of multifocal granular cell tumor of the thyroid in a 26-year-old women presented with painless mass in the anterior neck area and fatigue. So, we present this case with the review of literatures.
Keywords
Granular cell tumor; Thyroid;
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