Endobronchial granular cell tumor: a case report.

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  • Monique Anne Meyer
  • Joseph M Becker
  • William Quinones
چکیده

Granular cell tumors (GCTs) are benign neoplasms that are most commonly found in the head and neck region. We present a case of endobronchial granular cell tumor presenting as hemoptysis in a 22-year-old African American female. Patient subsequently underwent a right upper and middle lobectomy, and upon histologic analysis was found to have GCT with borders impinging upon cartilage and adjacent peribronchial lymph nodes.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of radiology case reports

دوره 4 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010