Pulmonary malignant granular cell tumor.
BACKGROUND: Malignant granular cell tumor (MGCT) is a rare disease entity. Forty-one well-documented MGCTs have been reported in the world literature. CASE REPORT: This report describes a patient who presented with a MGCT of the lung and reviews the preoperative evaluation, pathologic features and differential diagnosis of the disease. This case represents the first report of resected primary pulmonary MGCT. CONCLUSIONS: Diagnosis of MGCT is based on histology of the primary tumor, immunohistochemistry, and exclusion of tumors that may mimic granular cell tumor.
Jiang
Ming
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Department of Pathology Roswell Park Cancer Institute, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA. dongfeng.tan@roswellpark.org
Anderson
Timothy
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Nwogu
Chukwumere
C
Tan
Dongfeng
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