title: [Granular cell tumor of the esophagus].
abstract: We report a new case of granular cell tumor (GCT) is a benign neoplasm in the esophagus (a rare location of which there are only described 80 cases. The tumor was diagnosed in a man aged 55 by endoscopy (asymptomatic from the esophagus point of view) during a chronic liver disease survey. The biopsies of the 3 cm polyp suggested a GCT. The patient died and the necropsy confirmed the presence of a submucous tumor with polygonal cells, wide cytoplasm, eosinophil, granular and ovoid nucleus. The cytoplasm granules were positive PAS and a resistant diastase, without signs of malignancy. In our case, the endoscopy resection was not possible because the state of the patient, although it is the most reasonable therapeutic choice in the most cases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez-Carreras
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Canga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blasco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Colina
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garfia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castellano
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Solís Herruzo
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Tumor esofágico de células granulares.