Santos C, Araújo AV, Contente H, Branco C. Gastric granular cell tumour, a rare entity.
BMJ Case Rep 2019;
12:e227510. [PMID:
30837236 PMCID:
PMC6424283 DOI:
10.1136/bcr-2018-227510]
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Abstract
Granular cell tumours are rare neoplasms that may occur anywhere in the body. The most common locations are the oral cavity, skin and subcutaneous tissue, with only 8% of these tumours occurring at a gastrointestinal site. In the specific case of gastric granular cell tumours, only a few cases have been published until today. Granular cell tumours are usually benign; however, some malignant forms have been reported. Both endoscopic and surgical resection represent the treatment of choice. The authors report a new clinical case of a gastric granular cell tumour, treated with laparoscopic surgical resection, describing some endoscopic, imagiological and anatomopathological features.
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