Overview of granular cell tumor general hospitals in Iraq over 11-years

Abstract

Granular cell tumor are rare tumors from Schwann cells with clinicopathological feature results, which may be shown in both benign and malignant tumor. Several tumors commonly appear in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract and skin.  This must be appropriately treated to avoid repetition or metastatic cancer lesions. The aim study is to search clinicopathological aspects of granular cell tumor diagnosed at different general hospitals in Iraq and to compare these findings with epidemiological findings from different governorates positions. The data was collected from different Iraq governorates in the mouth and tongue area from 2010 to 2020 years. Different parameters were displayed like age group, gender, topography, morphology and distribution of annual patients of the tumor. According to the available information about these characteristics, the inclusion criteria. The factor's frequencies were calculated from descriptive analysis of the data. A total (101) cases of granular cell tumor in mouth and tongue locations were found. (17) cases was the maximum value in the 2015 year and it followed by (15) cases in 2019 year as compared to other years. Baghdad governorate (95) cases have a greater number of patients than other governorates.