Background:

granular cell tumor known as Abrikossoff´s tumor is a benign neoplasm of rare incidence formed by cell of granular aspects.

Objective:

to expose clinical aspects of granular cell tumor.

Case report:

a clinical case is reported of a 50 years-old black male patient. He was remitted of Primary Health Service with diagnostic impression of tongue’s fibroma, in the oral exam was detected an oval lesion of 3cm of diameter on dorsum of the tongue, asymptomatic, firm consistency, and well defined. The lesion was removed by excision biopsy. The histological-pathological study determined a granular cell tumor.

Conclusions:

both the clinical and histological characteristics of the granular cell tumor are very similar to other malignant neoplasm that settle on the tongue such as epidermoid cell carcinoma therefore its diagnosis constitutes a challenge for the dentistry.

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