Large bronchial granular cell tumor

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Sep;57(9):484-7. doi: 10.1007/s11748-009-0428-y. Epub 2009 Sep 13.

Abstract

We report a 20-year-old woman who underwent complete resection of a granular cell tumor (GCT). On chest computed tomography (CT) scan, a mass with a maximum diameter of 36 mm at the lower bronchus with atelectasis of the right lower lobe was noted. Bronchoscopic examination revealed a whitish mass in the truncus intermedius, and the middle and lower bronchus were unable to be seen. A cytopathological examination of the mass revealed GCT. A right middle and lower lobectomy was performed via a posterolateral thoracotomy. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of polygonal cells with oxyphilic granular cytoplasm and small ovoid nuclei. The cytoplasm of the neoplastic cells was positive for S-100 protein and neuron-specific enolase. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, and she was asymptomatic after 4 months. A large bronchial GCT is rare, which is why we report this case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchial Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Female
  • Granular Cell Tumor / chemistry
  • Granular Cell Tumor / diagnosis
  • Granular Cell Tumor / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / analysis
  • Pneumonectomy*
  • S100 Proteins / analysis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • S100 Proteins
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase