title: [Abrikossoff tumor of the proximal esophagus misdiagnosed as a thyroid nodule].
abstract: The diagnosis of thyroid nodules is straightforward and rarely mistaken. We present a case of a paraesophageal granular cell tumor, discovered incidentally during surgery for what it was diagnosed as a suspicious thyroid nodule by ultrasound and FNA. Complete resection was achieved without disruption of the esophageal mucosa. A terminal branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerve had to be resected en bloc with the tumor. Morphological and immunohistochemical diagnosis was established postoperatively. A review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Générale et Endocrinienne, Hôpital de La Timone, 27, boulevard Jean-Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sierra
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sebag
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Micco
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loudot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Misso
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calzolari
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Henry
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery