Gastric granular cell tumour, a rare entity

Granular cell tumours are rare neoplasms that may occur anywhere in the body. The most common locations are the oral cavity, skin and subcutaneous tissue, with only 8% of these tumours occurring at a gastrointestinal site. In the specific case of gastric granular cell tumours, only a few cases have...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2019-03, Vol.12 (3), p.e227510
Hauptverfasser: Santos, Cláudia, Araújo, Ana Virgínia, Contente, Helena, Branco, Cláudia
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Zusammenfassung:Granular cell tumours are rare neoplasms that may occur anywhere in the body. The most common locations are the oral cavity, skin and subcutaneous tissue, with only 8% of these tumours occurring at a gastrointestinal site. In the specific case of gastric granular cell tumours, only a few cases have been published until today. Granular cell tumours are usually benign; however, some malignant forms have been reported. Both endoscopic and surgical resection represent the treatment of choice. The authors report a new clinical case of a gastric granular cell tumour, treated with laparoscopic surgical resection, describing some endoscopic, imagiological and anatomopathological features.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2018-227510