Korean J Pathol.
1988 Dec;22(4):440-442.
A Case of Esophageal Granular Cell Tumor
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Esophageal granular cell tumor of is rare neoplesin, and 3 cases were reported in Korea so far. We report a case of esophageal granular cell tumor in a 28 year old man. The patient was a 28 year old man who visited this hospital because of upper abdominal pain, acid belching and weight loss. A small nodule, 5 mm in diameter, was found in mid esophagus on esophagoscopy. This nodule was proved to be a granular cell tumor.
