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Intestinal Research 2003;1(1):59-63.
Published online May 27, 2003.
Granular Cell Tumor of the Ascending Colon: Report of a Case
SH Lee, SH Kim, BR Kim, HJ Kim, S. Bhandari, IS Jung, SJ Hong, CB Ryu, JO Kim, JY Cho, JS Lee, MS Lee, CS Shim, BS Kim, SY Jin
Institute for Digestive Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Pathology, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
상행결장에서 발생한 과립세포 종양 1예
이상호, 김성환, 김봉룡, 김현정, Bhandari S, 정인섭, 홍수진, 유창범, 김진오, 조주영, 이준성, 이문성, 심찬섭, 김부성, 진소영
순천향대학교 의과대학 내과학교실, 소화기연구소, 병리학교실
Abstract
Granular cell tumors (GCT) are rare tumors of neural origin involving mostly the tongue and skin. However, with the increased use of endoscopy, the gastrointestinal tract has been reported as a common location. the esophagus is the gastrointestinal site most frequently affected. Such tumors are rarely seen in the stomach, colon or rectum. It usually appears as a small, poorly circumscribed nodule with benign clinical course. Subsequently one case of a granular cell tumor of the ascending colon in 38 year-old female which were successfully diagnosed by a endoscopy and a endosonography and confirmed using snare polypectomy is here in reported. (Intestinal Research 2003;1:59-63)
Key Words: Granular cell tumor, Colon, EUS
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