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This case highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of managing an invasive GCT in an atypical location.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 50-year-old male presented with a painless, enlarging mass in the left rectus abdominis, with no history of trauma or systemic symptoms. Imaging revealed an exophytic mass with ill-defined borders. Histopathological examination confirmed an invasive granular cell tumor. 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