title: Granular cell tumors of the trachea.
abstract: In contrast to the relative frequency of granular cell tumors (GCT) in the larynx and bronchi, the occurrence of these tumors in the trachea is rare. A 50-year review of the English-language literature disclosed only 24 described cases of tracheal GCT. This report reviews the clinicopathologic data from those 24 cases, along with the data from 2 cases obtained via a personal communication and the data from 4 previously unpublished cases obtained from a 30-year review of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology archives. Tracheal resection was the predominant mode of therapy and often was performed as a salvage procedure for failed endoscopic excisions. Recommendations for a more uniform approach to surgical management are provided.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Heffner
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Patow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D044469:Racial Groups; D012737:Sex Factors; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery