Multiple granular cel tumors of the gallbladder and biliary tree. Report of a case.
Granular cell tumors are benign lesions that usually appear in the skin, oral activity, and mucous membrane. Occasionally, they will appear in visceral organs, and cause signs and symptoms similar to those of other organ-related diseases. We studied a patient with granular cell tumors of the common bile duct whose clinical appearance mimicked that of cholecystitis with cholelithiasis. Recognition of granular cell tumors on frozen section will allow surgical resection with probable cure.
D000328:Adult; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*