title: A case of granular cell tumor of the trachea.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejon, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Kyong
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Joung
authors.forename: Yu Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chae-Uk
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Jeong Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung Soo
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sun Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ju Ock
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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