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Granular cell tumor of the bronchus: A case report
Mohammed Ishaq1, Esraa Arabi2, Ayman F Yousef2
1Deputy head of Thoracic Surgery Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction And Importance:
Pulmonary granular cell tumor (GCT) is a very rare neoplasm that originates from Schwann cells.
Case Presentation:
Our case report describes a symptomatic benign pulmonary GCT found during follow-up CT imaging and was eventually excised with a good outcome.
Clinical Discussion:
GCT are mostly benign tumors. Pulmonary GCTs mostly occur in the endobronchial region and can be symptomatic or discovered incidentally.
Conclusion:
Treatment options for pulmonary GCT are either conservative treatment or surgical resection depending on the size of the tumor and the presence of tracheal wall invasion.
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