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Malignant Granular Cell Tumor
Definition 1
An uncommon granular cell tumor which may metastasize to other anatomic sites. Morphologic characteristics include the presence of spindling neoplastic cells, necrosis, extensive pleomorphism, prominent nucleoli, and increased mitiotic activity. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A malignant neoplasm, comprised of large cells with cytoplasmatic granules, occurring in various organs/tissues. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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