A Case of Endoscopically Removed Granular Cell Tumor of the Esophagus

Oh, In Taek; Lee, Jae Dong; Kwak, Sung Jin; Park, Heung Jin; Hong, Sang In; Kwak, Hyun Chul; Park, Chong Wook; Suk, Yoon Chul; Lee, Hyo Jin

Abstract

The first case report of granular cell tumor was by Abrikossoff in 1926, the tumor has been named with more than 20 different synonyms. It is found usually in the tongue, oral cavity, and the skin. It occurs rarely in the esophagus. Esophageal granular cell tumor is a benign lesion which can be diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy. Large symptomatic lesion can be removed by polypectomy. A 29-year-old female visited our hospital for intermittent epigastric pain and anterior chest discomfort. Endoscopy showed a 0.6 *0.4 cm whitish yellow nodule in the mid-esophagus, 25 cm from the incisor teeth. Endoscopic polypectomy was performed with "O"-type rubber band for endoscopic variceal ligation(EVL). A case of esophageal granular cell tumor conformed by S-100 protein stain is reported with the review of literature.