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An Uncommon Instance of Intramuscular Granular Cell Tumor in the Right Thigh: A Case Study and Review of Existing Literature

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  • Jue Hou

  • Yifeng Zheng

  • June 23, 2026

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    Granular cell tumor (GCT) is a rare soft tissue neoplasm, with granular cell tumor of the extremity (GCT-E) being even less common.

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    A 49-year-old male presented with a mass in the right thigh's vastus medialis muscle, which had enlarged over one year.

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    Multimodal imaging, including ultrasound, CT, MRI, and PET-CT, was utilized for diagnosis and surgical planning of the GCT-E.

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    Histopathological assessment confirmed the diagnosis of an atypical granular cell tumor after en bloc resection of the mass.

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    GCT-E is often misidentified as schwannoma, and multimodal imaging aids in delineating lesions and planning surgical strategies.

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