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Morphological abnormalities such as cam deformity or growth disturbances can have a detrimental effect on the smooth function of the hip joint. This case reports an attempt to salvage the hip joint of a young patient with a posttraumatic growth disturbance of the femoral head using a fresh osteochondral allograft. This treatment has been used very rarely in the femoral head due to the presumed tenuous blood supply of the head and the perceived risk of nonunion or progressive avascular necrosis. The patient in this case had persistent pain and mechanical symptoms leading to hip replacement. A detailed analysis of the retrieved femoral head demonstrated durability and healing of the grafts based on gross inspection, histology of bone and cartilage, and microCT analysis. This case is the first report to our knowledge of a detailed histological and radiographic analysis of the fate of osteochondral allografts of the femoral head. We hope that this case provides justification for the use of osteochondral allografts of the femoral head for other indications such as femoral head fractures, avascular necrosis, and benign epiphyseal tumors of the femoral head in an effort to avoid arthroplasty in young patients. The authors have obtained the patient’s informed written consent for print and electronic publication of the case report.

Granular cell tumor of the bladder is exceptionally rare, with only 11 cases reported in the published reports. Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia of the overlying squamous epithelium has been observed in non-bladder granular cell tumors. We herein report the first case of bladder granular cell tumor to exhibit pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia. This phenomenon is significant as it may potentially lead to difficulty in the distinction between infiltrative squamous cell carcinoma and pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia in cases of granular cell tumor of the bladder. This case also represents the first granular cell tumor to demonstrate colocalization with adenocarcinoma of the bladder. Based on our findings and a review of the published reports, management for granular cell tumor of the bladder should involve a course of local resection combined with active surveillance given its typical benign course, albeit with the potential for local recurrence.