Korean J Intern Med.
2007 Jun;22(2):101-105. 10.3904/kjim.2007.22.2.101.
A Case of Granular Cell Tumor of the Trachea
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejon, Korea. jokim@cnu.ac.kr
- KMID: 1091869
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2007.22.2.101
Abstract
- A 20-year-old man presented to our outpatient clinic with hemoptysis, cough, and pleuritic chest pain. His chest radiograph and pulmonary function tests (PFT) were normal. A bronchoscopy showed a small yellowish patch with a regular surface. A direct bronchoscopic biopsy was performed. The pathologic findings showed a benign granular cell tumor. The respiratory symptoms resolved after biopsying the tumor. On follow?up, there were no signs of recurrence of the granular cell tumor after a period of 24 months.
