title: Symptomatic granular cell tumor of the esophagus.
abstract: A case of symptomatic granular cell tumor of the esophagus is described. Another 32 cases collected from the English literature are analyzed. The reported cases have occurred mostly in women of less than 50 years of age presenting with dysphagia. Excision of the lesion is curative.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male