A Case of Granular Cell Tumor of the Ascending Colon.
- Author:
Je Hyun RYU
1
;
Min Ho CHOI
;
Geun Suk KIM
;
Chang Soon CHOI
;
Yo Ahn SUH
;
Hyun Joo JANG
;
Chang Soo EUN
;
Sea Hyub KAE
;
Jin LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jinleeprof@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Granular cell tumor;
Ascending colon;
Endoscopic tumorectomy
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Colon, Ascending*;
Colonoscopy;
Depression;
Epinephrine;
Female;
Granular Cell Tumor*;
Humans;
Lifting;
S100 Proteins;
Saline Solution, Hypertonic
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2003;26(6):439-442
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 40-year-old woman was admitted with a history of intermittent abdominal pain at the right lower quadrant area. Colonoscopy showed a 1.5 1.5 cm sized polypoid lesion that had yellowish surface, central depression, and normal mucosal covering. The tumor was removed by endoscopic tumorectomy following injection of hypertonic saline solution with epinephrine for lifting the lesion. The tumor consisted of granular tumor cells which were positive for S-100 protein, NSE, and PAS stain. We report a case of granular cell tumor of the ascending colon with a review of the literature.
