Granular cell tumor of the lung

Lung. 2010 Aug;188(4):355-7. doi: 10.1007/s00408-009-9221-z. Epub 2010 Jan 12.

Abstract

A nodular lesion in the medial segment of right middle lobe was discovered on a chest radiograph for chronic cough in a 42-year-old Asian woman. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan subsequently showed a right middle lobe (RML) nodular lesion, which exhibited intense fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on positron emission tomography scan. A thoracoscopic RML lobectomy was then performed and immunohistochemical study and Ki-67 proliferative index on the pathology sample demonstrated a benign granular cell tumor. Thirty-six months after surgery, the patient remains symptom-free and there has been no recurrence of the tumor on follow-up CT scan.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Granular Cell Tumor / diagnostic imaging*
  • Granular Cell Tumor / pathology
  • Granular Cell Tumor / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18