Unique presentation of a granular cell tumor as a paratracheal mass.

  • Authors:
    • R C Gorman
    • V Lights
    • E Furth
    • M H Torosian
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  • Published online on: November 1, 1998     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.5.6.1551
  • Pages: 1551-1555
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Abstract

An unusual presentation of a granular cell tumor is reported with a review of the natural history and pathologic characteristics of this tumor. Our patient was asymptomatic and presented with a mass in the inferior right neck on routine physical examination. Preoperative radiologic evaluation suggested a parathyroid adenoma but the normal parathormone level was inconsistent with this diagnosis. At surgery, a firm mass was identified inferior to the right lobe of the thyroid gland and was found to represent a granular cell tumor densely adherent to the trachea. This case demonstrates a unique presentation for this relatively rare neoplasm which was treated with complete surgical resection.

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Gorman R, Lights V, Furth E and Torosian M: Unique presentation of a granular cell tumor as a paratracheal mass.. Oncol Rep 5: 1551-1555, 1998
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Gorman, R., Lights, V., Furth, E., & Torosian, M. (1998). Unique presentation of a granular cell tumor as a paratracheal mass.. Oncology Reports, 5, 1551-1555. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.5.6.1551
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Gorman, R., Lights, V., Furth, E., Torosian, M."Unique presentation of a granular cell tumor as a paratracheal mass.". Oncology Reports 5.6 (1998): 1551-1555.
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Gorman, R., Lights, V., Furth, E., Torosian, M."Unique presentation of a granular cell tumor as a paratracheal mass.". Oncology Reports 5, no. 6 (1998): 1551-1555. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.5.6.1551