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Granular cell tumor of the lower lid: histological and immunohistochemical studies

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Histological and immunohistochemical studies of a granular cell tumor involving the lower lid are described. Histological examination showed it to have typical features of a granular cell tumor. Nervous-system-specific protein (S-100 protein) was detected in both the nuclei and cytoplasm of granular cells using the peroxidase-anti-peroxidase method. This result further supports the concept of the neurogenic origin of granular cell tumors.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan

    Tatsuro Ishibashi, Takeshi Yoshitomi & Yoshitaka Ohnishi

  2. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Yutaka Daimaru

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Ishibashi, T., Yoshitomi, T., Ohnishi, Y. et al. Granular cell tumor of the lower lid: histological and immunohistochemical studies. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 222, 75–78 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02150635

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