Large bronchial granular cell tumor.
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;
57:484-7. [PMID:
19756937 DOI:
10.1007/s11748-009-0428-y]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2008] [Accepted: 02/04/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
We report a 20-year-old woman who underwent complete resection of a granular cell tumor (GCT). On chest computed tomography (CT) scan, a mass with a maximum diameter of 36 mm at the lower bronchus with atelectasis of the right lower lobe was noted. Bronchoscopic examination revealed a whitish mass in the truncus intermedius, and the middle and lower bronchus were unable to be seen. A cytopathological examination of the mass revealed GCT. A right middle and lower lobectomy was performed via a posterolateral thoracotomy. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of polygonal cells with oxyphilic granular cytoplasm and small ovoid nuclei. The cytoplasm of the neoplastic cells was positive for S-100 protein and neuron-specific enolase. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, and she was asymptomatic after 4 months. A large bronchial GCT is rare, which is why we report this case.
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