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A 68-year-old man presented with an intraocuiar mass. The histopathologic study showed a granular-cell tumor. The MR features of this rare tumor and its possible differential diagnosis are discussed.
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Capellades, J., Rovira, A., García, A. et al. Intraorbital granular cell tumor: MR findings. Eur. Radiol. 4, 211–214 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00606449
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