Massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from a granular cell tumor of the stomach.
The first case of massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhaging from a granular cell tumor of the stomach is reported. The clinical and pathologic characteristics of the 15 previously reported cases are reviewed and the theories of the histogenesis of this lesion are briefly discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology