Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.15644/asc48/4/7
Histochemistry and Immunohistochemistry Evaluation of the Abrikossoff’s Tumour of the Tongue: a Case Report
Giuseppe Pantaleo
; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
Massimo Amato
; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
Fabiana Guerra
; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
Maria Siano
; Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences – Pathology Section, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
Tommaso Bucci
; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Joan XXIII of Tarragona, Spain
Gilberto Sammartino
; Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
Abstract
Abrikossoff’s tumour is a rare benign soft tissue neoplasm that can occur in any part of the body, including the orofacial region. The tumour is usually benign, but there are reports of cases in which the tumour shows a locally aggressive behaviour, malignancy, and distant metastases. The aetiology is unknown, since several studies have shown that different cells are involved. In the present case, a 36-year-old Dominican woman was referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Policlinico Federico II, Naples with a circumscribed lesion and sessile nodule on the dorsum of the tongue measuring about 17 mm in diameter. The treatment consisted of an
excisional biopsy performed on the basis of the diagnostic hypothesis of Abrikossoff’s tumour, which was confirmed by histopathological analysis and histochemistry and immunohistochemistry evaluation. Abrikossoff’s tumour is an uncommon neoplasm which must be carefully diagnosed considering all the histological and clinical aspects in order to be treated correctly.
Keywords
Granular Cell Tumor; Soft Tissue Neoplasms; Tongue
Hrčak ID:
131872
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Publication date:
30.12.2014.
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