Clinical Study

Ulcerative Granular Cell Tumor: A Clinicopathological and Immunohistochemical Study

Table 1

The clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of ulcerative GCT.

Clinical data

(i) Age (years)
 Range17–42 y.
 Mean ± SD31.5 ± 7.42

(ii) Sex
 Males/females11/3
 Ratio3.6 : 1

(iii) Duration of the lesion (months)
 Range23–51 m.
 Mean ± SD37.2 ± 8.32

(iv) Time of 2ry ulceration (months)
 Range19–41 m.
 Mean ± SD31.5 ± 6.71

(v) Location
 Extremities12 (5 arm, 2 forearm, 3 foot, 1 leg and 1 thigh)
 Anogenital1 scrotum and 1 perineum

(vi) Size of the base (cm)
 Range3.8 × 3.5–5.2 × 5.1
 Average4.1 × 3.9

Histological features

(I) Epidermal changesAcanthosis: 11
Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia: 3

(ii) Cellular infiltrateDermal: 12
Dermal and subcutaneous: 2

(iii) Appendageal infiltrateMuscle infiltrate: 14

(iv) PAS stainStrong positive: 10
Weak positive: 4

Immunohistochemical features

(i) Positive stainingS100 and NSE: 14 (all strong)
Vimentin: 7 (6 strong–1 weak)
CD68 : 5 (all weak)

(ii) Negative stainingDesmin, HMB45, EMA and CK