Multifocal Synchronous Granular Cell Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Granular cell tumors (GCT) are rare and unusual tumors, which are usually benign and asymptomatic. Only 5–10% of cases involve the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly as singular, non-cancerous lesions in the esophagus. We report a rare case of symptomatic, multifocal, synchronous GCT involving th...

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Autores principales: Lipkin-Moore, Zachary, Thomas, Rebecca M., Rothstein, Robin D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157873
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2014.49
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description Granular cell tumors (GCT) are rare and unusual tumors, which are usually benign and asymptomatic. Only 5–10% of cases involve the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly as singular, non-cancerous lesions in the esophagus. We report a rare case of symptomatic, multifocal, synchronous GCT involving the esophagus, stomach, and cecum.
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spelling pubmed-44353162015-07-08 Multifocal Synchronous Granular Cell Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract Lipkin-Moore, Zachary Thomas, Rebecca M. Rothstein, Robin D. ACG Case Rep J Case Report Granular cell tumors (GCT) are rare and unusual tumors, which are usually benign and asymptomatic. Only 5–10% of cases involve the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly as singular, non-cancerous lesions in the esophagus. We report a rare case of symptomatic, multifocal, synchronous GCT involving the esophagus, stomach, and cecum. American College of Gastroenterology 2014-07-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4435316/ /pubmed/26157873 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2014.49 Text en Copyright © Lipkin-Moore et al. This is an open-access article. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Multifocal Synchronous Granular Cell Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract
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title_short Multifocal Synchronous Granular Cell Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435316/
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