Granular Cell Tumor Arising from the Left Main Bronchus - A case report-

좌측 주기관지에서 발생한 과립 세포종 -1예 보고-

  • Sea Yeon Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Kim Kyung Hwa (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Kim Nan Yeol (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Kuh Ja Hong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
  • 서연호 (전북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김경화 (전북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김난열 (전북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 구자홍 (전북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2006.03.01

Abstract

Granular cell tumors (GCT) are uncommon benign neoplasms. Their location is mostly in the the skin, tongue, and breast; appearance in other parts of the body is rare, but it has been reported. They have also been reported to occur synchronously in multiple organs and metachronously in a single organ. The incidence of GCTs in the tracheobronchial tree is unknown and pulmonary GCTs are uncommon, with approximately 100 reported cases in the literature. We present the case of a 33-year-old man with a granular cell tumor of the left main bronchus. The tumor was found at bronchoscopy performed to exclude suspected endobronchial mass with symptoms of pneumonia. Biopsies revealed the histological pattern of a benign granular cell tumor. He underwent resection of the left main bronchus followed by end to end anastomosis of left main bronchus. He has not had any recurrence of the tumor during the 1 year follow-up.

과립 세포종은 흔치않은 양성 종양으로 주로 피부, 혀, 유방에 생기는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이 종양은 각기 다른 장기에 동시 다발적으로도 생길 수 있으며, 한 장기에 여러 군데 생기기도 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 기관지 계통에서의 빈도는 잘 알려져 있지 않으며, 폐에 발생할 확률은 현재까지 보고된 증례가 약 100예에 지나지 않을 정도로 드문 질환으로 알려져 있다. 폐렴증상을 주소로 33세의 남자환자가 내원 후 기관지 내시경 검사에서 기관지 내 종양이 발견되어 실시한 조직검사상 과립 세포종으로 확인되었다. 환자는 좌측 주 기관지 절개 후 종양 적출술을 받은 다음 기관지 단-단 봉합술을 받았다. 퇴원 후 현재까지 특별한 재발의 징후 없이 1년째 외래 추적 관찰 중이다.

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