title: [Granular-cell tumor of the stomach and esophagus].
abstract: A 45-year-old man had for the past four years complained of postprandial feeling of fullness and of left-thoracic pressure sensation. Endoscopy revealed a spherical subcardial tumour, about 3.5 cm diameter, a yellow raised flat 7 x 4 mm tumour in the oesophagus about 44 cm from the upper teeth, and 29 cm from the upper teeth a 4 mm bulge. Forceps biopsy of the subcardial tumour and fine-needle biopsy of the rather larger oesophageal tumour indicated a granular cell tumour. Because of the risk of malignancy the gastric tumour was resected (local excision and fundal plication). The patient has remained without symptoms for 28 months. Follow-up endoscopies have demonstrated that the oesophageal tumours had not grown any further.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung I, Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bode
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Emmermann
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002299:Cardia; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Granularzelltumor des Magens und Osophagus.