Diagnosis and Treatment of Esophageal Granular Cell Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Diagnosis and Treatment of Esophageal Granular Cell Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Gastrointestinal granular cell tumors are uncommon. The most common site of gastrointestinal granular cell tumor (GCT) is esophagus. We report a case of esophageal GCT incidentally diagnosed by endoscopy. The lesion was evaluated by endoscopic ultrasonography and resected using the endoscopic techni...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-4
Hauptverfasser: Niknam, Ramin, Geramizadeh, Bita, Bagheri Lankarani, Kamran
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Biopsy
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case reports
Case studies
Diagnosis
Endoscopy
Esophageal cancer
Esophagus
Gastroenterology
Research centers
Thoracic surgery
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Gastrointestinal granular cell tumors are uncommon. The most common site of gastrointestinal granular cell tumor (GCT) is esophagus. We report a case of esophageal GCT incidentally diagnosed by endoscopy. The lesion was evaluated by endoscopic ultrasonography and resected using the endoscopic technique without complication.
ISSN:2090-6528
2090-6536
DOI:10.1155/2017/1071623