title: Granular cell tumor of the bronchus.
abstract: Persistent atelectasis and recurrent pneumonia in the same location should raise suspicion of congenital anomalies or obstructing lesions of the bronchus leading to the affected area. We present an 8-year-old black female with a history of recurrent fever, cough, atelectasis of the right middle and lower lobes, and weight loss for several months. Flexible bronchoscopy revealed a polypoid mass obstructing the bronchus intermedius. Biopsy of the neoplasm demonstrated a granular cell tumor (GCT). The patient had a lobectomy of the right lower and middle lobes. She had no recurrence of the tumor after several years of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. ihamid@med.wayne.edu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abdulhamid
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rabah
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology*