A case of granular cell tumor of the trachea.
A 20-year-old man presented to our outpatient clinic with hemoptysis, cough, and pleuritic chest pain. His chest radiograph and pulmonary function tests (PFT) were normal. A bronchoscopy showed a small yellowish patch with a regular surface. A direct bronchoscopic biopsy was performed. The pathologic findings showed a benign granular cell tumor. The respiratory symptoms resolved after biopsying the tumor. On follow up, there were no signs of recurrence of the granular cell tumor after a period of 24 months.
Joung
Mi-Kyong
MK
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejon, Korea.
Lee
Yu Jin
YJ
Chung
Chae-Uk
CU
Lee
Jeong Eun
JE
Jung
Sung Soo
SS
Kim
Sun Young
SY
Kim
Ju Ock
JO
D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006469:Hemoptysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology