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Granular cell tumor in the pulmonary tree
Respiratory medicine case reports
  • Nicholas Nassif, Advocate Aurora Health
  • Daniel Mundt, Advocate Aurora Health
  • Tanya Shah, Advocate Aurora Health
  • Raed Hamed, Advocate Aurora Health
Affiliations
Advocate Aurora Health (Sinai), Aurora Critical Care Services
Scholarly Activity Date
1-3-2022
Abstract

Granular cell tumors are often benign growths of the tongue, dermis, and subcutaneous tissues. Rarely, we see production in the pulmonary system. These schwannian and histiocyte origin tumors in the lungs are called pulmonary granulocyte tumors. While granular cell tumors are rare, pulmonary granulocyte tumors are even rarer, with less than eighty-five cases described since the 1930s. Herein, we introduce these rare growths and provide a review of known epidemiological evidence and pathophysiology.

Type
Article
PubMed ID
35028286
Citation Information
Nassif N, Mundt D, Shah T, Hamed R. Granular cell tumor in the pulmonary tree. Respir Med Case Rep. 2022;36:101578. Published 2022 Jan 3. doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101578