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Moon HH, Jin K, Choi YJ, Cho KJ, Lee YS, Lee JH. Imaging findings of granular cell tumours of the head and neck. Clin Radiol 2023; 78:e1075-e1080. [PMID: 37806818 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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AIM To review the imaging characteristics of granular cell tumours in the head and neck and assess their associations with pathological findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eleven patients (10 [91%] women, mean age 43 years) with histopathologically confirmed granular cell tumours were included in this study. Preoperative imaging studies were performed, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or ultrasound. The location of the tumours, their imaging features, and histopathological findings were analysed. RESULTS Among the 11 granular cell tumours, four (36%), three (27%), and two (18%) tumours were found in the submucosal layer, subcutaneous layer, and intramuscular area, respectively. On CT, all tumours exhibited homogeneous iso-attenuating enhancement compared with adjacent muscle, and nine out of the 11 tumours (81%) demonstrated well-defined margins. On T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), four out of five tumours (80%) demonstrated iso-signal intensity compared with adjacent muscles, and four tumours (80%) exhibited homogeneous signal intensity. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values ranged from 0.68-0.81 × 10-3 mm2/s. Histopathological examination revealed densely packed tumour cells with variable amounts of fibrous stroma. CONCLUSION Granular cell tumours were characterised by well-defined and iso-signals on T2WI and low mean ADC values, and were predominantly located in the submucosal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular areas in middle-aged women. The characteristic locations, demographic characteristics, and imaging findings can help to differentiate granular cell tumours from other soft-tissue tumours in the head and neck.
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- H H Moon
- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Care Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Gupta L, Peterson EL, Williams C, Altman E, Harpole R, Martin DJ, Escott EJ, Timoney PJ, Prendes MA. Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of the Orbit: A Case Series and Systematic Review. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2023; 39:407-418. [PMID: 36757844 DOI: 10.1097/iop.0000000000002325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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PURPOSE To describe the findings of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for a series of orbital lesions and provide a systematic review of relevant literature. METHODS A retrospective review of 20 patients with orbital lesions who underwent MRI with DWI at two academic institutions between 2015 and 2020 was performed. Lesion diagnosis was histopathologically confirmed except a presumed cavernous hemangioma. Echoplanar diffusion-weighted images had been acquired using 2 or 3 b values (b=0 and 1000 or b=0, 500, and 1000) at 1.5T or 3T. Lesions with significant artifacts were excluded. DWI sequences were analyzed by neuro-radiologists blinded to the diagnosis. Mean ADC values of lesions were calculated from a single region of interest. An independent two-tailed t test was used to compare categories of lesions with p < 0.05 considered significant. A systematic review of the literature was performed. RESULTS Our study included 21 lesions. ADC values were significantly lower for malignant lesions (0.628 ± 0.125 × 10 -3 mm 2 /s) than inflammatory lesions (1.167 ± 0.381 × 10 -3 mm 2 /s) ( p < 0.001). ADC values were significantly lower for orbital lymphoma (mean 0.621 ± 0.147 × 10 -3 mm 2 /s) than idiopathic orbital inflammation (mean 1.188 ± 0.269 × 10 -3 mm 2 /s) with no overlap ( p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Orbital malignancies demonstrated lower ADC values, while inflammatory processes demonstrated higher ADC values, except IgG4-related disease. DWI and ADC values differentiated idiopathic orbital inflammation from orbital lymphoma. This study highlights the role of DWI in evaluating orbital pathology.
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- Lalita Gupta
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Barrantes PC, Zhou P, MacDonald SM, Ioakeim-Ioannidou M, Lee NG. Granular Cell Tumor of the Orbit: Review of the Literature and a Proposed Treatment Modality. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2022; 38:122-131. [PMID: 34406152 DOI: 10.1097/iop.0000000000002038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To document a unique case of granular cell tumor of the orbit, located lateral to and abutting the optic nerve, that benefited from treatment with proton beam irradiation, with a comprehensive review of the literature on granular cell tumor of the orbit. METHODS Clinicopathologic case report with detailed imaging features and histopathologic and immunohistochemical evaluation for cytoplasmic tumor biomarkers differentiating granular cell tumor (GCT) from it mimicking lesions with relevant literature citations. The authors reviewed 20 cases of orbital GCT from 2011 to 2020 in addition to 40 cases from 1948 to 2011 and included a summary of imaging and clinical features, outcomes, and recommended treatment modalities. RESULTS A 32-year-old man with 1-year history of left retrobulbar pain and diplopia on lateral gaze, intermittent left eyelid swelling, and a tonic left pupil was found to have a fusiform intraconal mass extending toward the orbital apex and abutting the optic nerve. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical investigations collectively supplied data diagnostic of a GCT with an initial low proliferation rate. GCT is a soft tissue neoplasm that originates in the nervous system and can occur anywhere in the body. This enhancing tumor is isointense to gray matter on T1-weighted MRI, hypointense on T2. After an incisional biopsy, the patient's symptoms persisted, and follow-up imaging several months later revealed further growth of the mass. The impossibility of complete surgical removal prompted the decision to treat with proton beam radiation therapy, which resulted in substantial regression in the size of the residual tumor. Most frequently involving the inferior rectus muscle (42%), orbital GCT is usually benign with only 4 reported cases of malignant orbital GCT (7%). Wide surgical resection with complete removal is usually curative for benign orbital GCT, and proton beam radiation therapy can aid in tumor shrinkage. CONCLUSIONS GCT should be considered in the differential diagnosis when encountering patients with mass lesions involving the extraocular muscles, peripheral nerves, or less frequently, the optic nerve or orbital apex. Immunohistochemical analysis of biopsied tissue is required for the definitive diagnosis of GCT. Consideration of adjuvant therapies such as proton beam radiation therapy may be appropriate in cases of incomplete surgical resection of benign GCT. Proton beam radiation therapy can be an excellent therapeutic option for symptomatic relief and residual tumor size reduction with an acceptable toxicity profile.
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- Paula Cortes Barrantes
- David G. Cogan Laboratory of Ophthalmic Pathology, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School
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- Division of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A
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- Division of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School
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Qi M, Zhang F, Pan Y, Chen Y, Ren J, Sha Y. CT and MRI features of extraocular muscle granular cell tumour: preliminary experience in eight cases. Clin Radiol 2021; 77:e308-e312. [PMID: 34980459 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2021.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIM To characterise the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features, in particular the functional MRI characteristics, of extraocular muscle granular cell tumours (GCTs). MATERIALS AND METHODS The CT (n=6) and MRI (n=8) features of eight extraocular muscle GCTs cofirmed at histopathology were analysed retrospectively. The imaging findings were evaluated with emphasis on the location, size, margin, shape, extent, bony change, internal architecture, enhancement pattern, and extent of lesions. Based on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI, the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value of six lesions and time-intensity curve (TIC) of one lesion were reviewed. RESULTS Immunohistochemistry revealed strong positivity for S-100 protein and a low Ki-67 index (2-5%) in all cases. Most of the lesions (7/8) were confined to the muscle belly with an ovoid shape. All of the tumours were isodense to cerebral grey matter and showed homogeneously mild enhancement on CT images. All lesions were hypointense to cerebral grey matter on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and showed homogeneously marked enhancement on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging (T1WI). All lesions showed a hypo- or isointense signal on DWI images with a high b-value. The mean ADC of six lesions was (0.72 ± 0.14) × 10-3 mm2/s. The TIC of the case examined using DCE-MRI showed a plateau pattern (type II). CONCLUSION A well-defined oval mass confined to the muscle belly with a hypointense signal on T2WI, homogeneously marked enhancement on contrast-enhanced T1WI, hypo- or isointense signal on DWI, and low ADC value is highly suggestive of a GCT.
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- M Qi
- Department of Radiology, Eye & ENT Hospital of Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Radiology, Eye & ENT Hospital of Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Radiology, Eye & ENT Hospital of Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Eye & ENT Hospital of Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai 200030, China.
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Garg R, Rana G, Madan S, Nangia A, Yadav R. Aggressive oral granular cell tumor with periorbital involvement: An unusual case. J Indian Soc Periodontol 2021; 25:544-548. [PMID: 34898922 PMCID: PMC8603796 DOI: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_435_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Granular cell tumor (GCT) of the oral cavity is rare and so is the involvement of the eye, orbit, and ocular adnexa. A 65-year-old male developed a posttraumatic ulceroproliferative mass over his left cheek for the past 1 year. The mass involved the periorbital region with accompanying blood-stained purulent discharge from multiple sinus tracts over this lesion for the past 6 months. Radiographs of the orbit suggested chronic osteomyelitis. The lesion was not responsive to treatment with antibiotics. Enlarged submandibular lymph node demonstrated reactive lymphadenitis on cytological examination. However, computed tomography scan of the paranasal sinus (PNS) revealed possibly a malignant mass extending into the maxillary sinus and left extraconal space. Surprisingly, histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry from a growth involving the left upper retromolar region that extended up to the midline and periorbital region suggested a diagnosis of GCT. This unusual and new presentation of GCT is not well known to the dentists and also to the ophthalmologists. It is imperative to examine anatomically neighboring structures, especially the eye, nasal cavity, PNSs, and oval cavity among other structures in an underlying pathology in either of these sites.
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- Rajiv Garg
- Department of Ophthalmology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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Kim DH, Lee V, Briceño CA. Periorbital Mass in a 44-Year-Old Woman. JAMA Ophthalmol 2021; 140:86-87. [PMID: 34762119 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.1441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Diana H Kim
- Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Abtahi J, Malakuti I, Ajan A. Surgical Management of Granular Cell Tumor of the Orbit: Case Report and Literature Review. Open Dent J 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1874210601913010033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction:Granular Cell Tumors (GCTs) of the orbit are rare-entity soft-tissue tumors, and few reports have been published in the literature. The treatment of the choice is total excision. Early diagnosis prior to surgery is valuable for the distinction of malignant from benign tumor.Case presentation:We report a case of a 55-year-old woman with a solitary slow-growing mass in the right orbit with the involvement of the rectus inferior muscle, and present a review of the recent literature. The lesion had a diameter of 1 cm and was noticed 2 years before the examination. Excisional biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of GCT. The tumor was resected through a retroseptal transconjunctival approach. The final histological examination revealed findings characteristic of GCT, including positive reaction for protein S-100, SOX10, and calcitonin and negative reaction for desmin, myogenin, Smooth Muscle Antigen (SMA), Melan-A, and HMB-45. There were no signs of malignancy in this sample. Disturbance of motility was not noted by the patient after surgery.Conclusion:GCT should be included in the differential diagnosis of intraorbital lesions, particularly those that involve the orbit muscles. A biopsy is recommended before surgical resection, to exclude malignancy and prevent radical resection.
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- Guo-Yuan Yang
- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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