Benign endobronchial granular cell tumor resulting in right middle lobe collapse.
Granular cell tumors (GCTs) are generally benign neoplastic tumors of neural origin that have little malignant potential. These tumors may occur in any location, including the tracheobronchial tree. Although an endobronchial location is believed to represent a small percentage of cases, GCTs should be included in the differential considerations of any endobronchial lesions leading to airway collapse.
Department of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas (Zarghouni, Seale, Carter); the Department of Pathology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina (Ogden); and the Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas (Savage).
Mehrzad
M
Zarghouni
Thomas M
TM
Seale
Emily
E
Ogden
Clare M
CM
Savage
Brett W
BW
Carter