Granular cell tumor of the bronchus: A case report

Mohammed Ishaq; Esraa Arabi; Ayman F Yousef; Haifa Almedbal

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106704

Granular cell tumor of the bronchus: A case report

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Jan:90:106704. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106704. Epub 2021 Dec 20.

Authors

Mohammed Ishaq¹, Esraa Arabi², Ayman F Yousef³, Haifa Almedbal³

Affiliations

¹ Deputy head of Thoracic Surgery Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: mishaq@ksmc.med.sa.
² King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: esraayaseenarabi@gmail.com.
³ King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Biopsy; Bronchus; Case report; Excision; Granular cell tumor.