Conservative approach to granular cell tumour of the oesophagus. Three case reports.
Granular cell tumour is an uncommon and generally benign lesion. In oesophageal location it is often asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed at endoscopy. Three cases of granular cell oesophageal tumour are reported, with multiple location in one. In two cases the tumour was removed endoscopically by multiple biopsies.
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Tor Vergata of Rome, School of Medicine, Italy.
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Francioni
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004724:Endoscopy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male