Complete removal of a bronchial granular cell tumor by bronchoplasty.
A rare case of bronchial granular cell tumor (GCT) arising in the right upper bronchus is presented here, which was completely resected by sleeve lobectomy. The 46-year-old female patient had a three-month history of severe dry coughing, and multimodality imaging revealed a 20 mm-sized GCT of the right upper bronchial orifice. Since endoscopic treatment appeared to be impossible, she underwent right upper sleeve lobectomy and the lesion could be completely removed.
Satoh
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Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan. ysatoh@jfcr.or.jp
Okumura
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Nakagawa
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Ishikawa
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D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome