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. 2012 Jul;57(4):330-1.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.97690.

Granular cell tumor of skin diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology

Avninder Singh  1 , Manav Sawhney, Sushruta Das
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Granular cell tumor of skin diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology

Avninder Singh et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2012 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Subcutaneous firm mass on the right forearm
Figure 2
Figure 2
Polygonal cells with ill-defined borders, fragile granular cytoplasm, central nuclei with fine chromatin (Giemsa ×200) and intranuclear inclusion (Giemsa ×400, inset)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photomicrograph showing polygonal cells with granular cytoplasm
Figure 4
Figure 4
Biopsy showing (a) PAS positive-diastase resistant granular cytoplasm (PAS with diastase, ×200) and (b) cells showing S100 positivity
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