Unique presentation of a granular cell tumor as a paratracheal mass.
An unusual presentation of a granular cell tumor is reported with a review of the natural history and pathologic characteristics of this tumor. Our patient was asymptomatic and presented with a mass in the inferior right neck on routine physical examination. Preoperative radiologic evaluation suggested a parathyroid adenoma but the normal parathormone level was inconsistent with this diagnosis. At surgery, a firm mass was identified inferior to the right lobe of the thyroid gland and was found to represent a granular cell tumor densely adherent to the trachea. This case demonstrates a unique presentation for this relatively rare neoplasm which was treated with complete surgical resection.
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes