Blood flow in colon anastomotic stricture formation.

Purpose: The influence of both blood flow and anastomotic technique on the development of anastomotic stricture formation was studied using a dog model.

Methods: Fifty-three dogs underwent distal colocolonic anastomosis with either an EEA (U.S.

Malignant granular cell tumor.

We report a case of malignant granular cell tumor of the chest wall that recurred in the right breast with axillary lymph node metastases. The recurrent tumor clinically and grossly mimicked a breast carcinoma. Electron microscopy and immunohistochemical techniques were used to confirm the cytologic and histologic diagnosis of granular cell tumor.