title: Endoscopic treatment of esophageal granular cell tumors.
abstract: There are no standard guidelines for the treatment of granular cell tumor (GCT). The aim of our study was to describe three cases of esophageal GCT and, on the basis of our experience, analyze the indications for and results of their endoscopic treatment. When deciding whether to proceed with surgical or endoscopic resection, endosonography plays a key role in establishing whether the tumor is confined to the submucosa. All three cases were confined within the hyperechoic layer of the submucosa and were successfully treated by endoscopic excision without complications or signs of relapse during the follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Chirurgia Endoscopica d'Urgenza, I Divisione Clinicizzata di Chirurgia Generale, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy. chirurgia.edoscopica@mail.azosp.vr.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kind
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodella
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Festini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomezzoli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de Manzoni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged