A non-painful, slowly enlarging benign neoplasm appears as a submucosal lump and exhibits pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia in the overlying epithelium, is most probably____________?

Correct answer: C. Granular cell tumour

A. Fibroma
B. Rhabdomyoma
C. Granular cell tumour
D. Papilloma

Explanation

A granular cell tumour is a slow-growing, painless submucosal nodule that commonly occurs on the tongue and often produces pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia. This epithelial overgrowth can misleadingly resemble squamous carcinoma.

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