Korean J Med > Volume 72(2); 2007 > Article
The Korean Journal of Medicine 2007;72(2):132-135.
A case of granular cell tumor in the transverse colon
고려대학교 의과대학 내과학교실
증례 : 횡행 결장에 발생한 과립세포종 1예
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Abstract
Granular cell tumor (GCT) was first described by Abrikossoff in 1926, and it is a relatively rare, usually benign, solitary neoplasm. Granular cell tumor can be located anywhere throughout the body, but it is uncommon in the gastrointestinal tract, and occurrence of granular cell tumor in the colon and rectum is extremely rare. A 40-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a history of intermittent abdominal pain at the left lower quadrant area. Colonoscopy showed a 0.6 cm sized submucosal lesion. The tumor was removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection. The tumor was composed of large polygonal cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm that was positive for S-100. We report here on a case of granular cell tumor in the transverse colon that was successfully removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection.(Korean J Med 72:S132-S135, 2007) Key Words : Granular cell tumor, Transverse colon, Endoscopic submucosal dissection
Key Words: Granular cell tumor, Transverse colon, Endoscopic submucos al dissection


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