Granular cell tumor of the neurohypophysis: report of a case with unusual age presentation

Virchows Arch. 2005 Sep;447(3):649-52. doi: 10.1007/s00428-005-1229-z. Epub 2005 Aug 18.

Abstract

Granular cell tumor (GCT) usually occurs as a solitary, small, nodular tumor and rarely grows to a sufficient size to present symptoms. The tumor is more prevalent in female adults. The authors report a case of an 8-year-old boy with GCT of the neurohypophysis presenting with central precocious puberty. Few cases of symptomatic GCT have been reported in the literature, none of them in a patient in the first decade of life. Clinical picture, histopathological features, and histogenesis of GCT of neurohypophysis are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Granular Cell Tumor / complications
  • Granular Cell Tumor / pathology*
  • Granular Cell Tumor / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / complications
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Puberty, Precocious / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed