A Case of Granular Cell Tumor of the Trachea.
10.3904/kjim.2007.22.2.101
- Author:
Mi Kyong JOUNG
1
;
Yu Jin LEE
;
Chae Uk CHUNG
;
Jeong Eun LEE
;
Sung Soo JUNG
;
Sun Young KIM
;
Ju Ock KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejon, Korea. jokim@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Granular cell tumor;
Hemoptysis;
Trachea
- MeSH:
Adult;
Chest Pain/*diagnosis/pathology;
Granular Cell Tumor/*diagnosis/pathology;
*Hemoptysis;
Humans;
Male;
Tracheal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2007;22(2):101-105
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 20-year-old man presented to our outpatient clinic with hemoptysis, cough, and pleuritic chest pain. His chest radiograph and pulmonary function tests (PFT) were normal. A bronchoscopy showed a small yellowish patch with a regular surface. A direct bronchoscopic biopsy was performed. The pathologic findings showed a benign granular cell tumor. The respiratory symptoms resolved after biopsying the tumor. On follow?up, there were no signs of recurrence of the granular cell tumor after a period of 24 months.
