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A Case of Granular Cell Tumor of the Trachea

  • Joung, Mi-Kyong (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Yu-Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Chung, Chae-Uk (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Eun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Jung, Sung-Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Ju-Ock (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungnam National University Hospital)
  • Published : 20070600
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Abstract

A 20-year-old man presented to our outpatient clinic with hemoptysis, cough, and pleuritic chest pain. His chest radiograph and pulmonary function tests (PFT) were normal. A bronchoscopy showed a small yellowish patch with a regular surface. A direct bronchoscopic biopsy was performed. The pathologic findings showed a benign granular cell tumor. The respiratory symptoms resolved after biopsying the tumor. On follow‐up, there were no signs of recurrence of the granular cell tumor after a period of 24 months.

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