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Objectives: Analyze clinic and epidemiological aspects of all Oral Granular cell tumor (GCT) during a 5-year
period in a Brazilian population. Study design: clinical and treatment outcome data of patients with oral GCT seen
at the Division of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceara, Brazil, between January 2001
and December 2005 were reviewed. Results: during the analyzed period, 6231 oral lesions were collected from
files of different anatomo-pathology laboratories situated in the state of Ceara, Brazil. Of all cases, only 12 of
GCT were diagnosed. The lesion was more common in female patients, with a mean age of 40.8 years, occurring
mainly in tongue. Conclusion: Oral GCT is a rare and infrequent lesion in this population, and affects more female
in the third, fourth a fifth decade of life. Clinical significance: Although it is a rare occurrence in the oral cavity,
the clinician must know about its occurrence and should include GCT in the differential diagnose of certain lesions
especially when situated in tongue
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