[Granular cell tumor of the esophagus. Report of a case and review of the literature].
Granular cell tumor of the esophagus, also called Abrikossof's tumor, is a rare and mostly benign neoplasm which is associated with cancer in 11% of cases reported in the literature. We report herein a 48 year-old-man with granular tumor of the esophagus and carcinoma of the papilla of Vater. it is a unreported association.
Bernardis
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Servicio de Patología, Hospital Dr. José Penna de Bahía Blanca Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gregorini
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Lespi
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Gregorio
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000473:pathology; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged