title: A conservative approach to granular cell tumors of the esophagus: four case reports and literature review.
abstract: We present here four patients with six granular cell tumors of the esophagus: all are women, 22, 38, 47, and 49 yr old. In three of them, single polyps were encountered. In the fourth, age 38, two lesions were found in 1982, and a new one, a satellite polyp, has appeared after 5 yr of follow-up. All of the patients' conditions were followed up [mean time 65 months (16 months to 10 yr)]. In connection with these case reports, we include an up-to-date review of the world literature on this subject.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Center of Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Orlowska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pachlewski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gugulski
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Butruk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005773:Gastroscopy; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged