title: Radiologic appearance of a bronchial granular cell tumor with secondary obstructive changes.
abstract: Bronchial granular cell tumor is a rare neoplasm. This report describes a 16-year-old female with this tumor in the right upper lobe. An ill-defined mass with peripheral infiltration was recognized on a chest radiograph. Thoracic computed tomography showed an intrabronchial mass lesion at the proximal portion of the bronchial bifurcation of the right B1 segment. The tumor completely occluded the bronchial lumen and thus caused obstructive changes of the lung distal to the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. hollyhock22@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kutuya
authors.forename: Aoi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akiduki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography