Endobronchial granular cell tumor: a case report.

J Radiol Case Rep

Department of Radiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.

Published: September 2012

Granular cell tumors (GCTs) are benign neoplasms that are most commonly found in the head and neck region. We present a case of endobronchial granular cell tumor presenting as hemoptysis in a 22-year-old African American female. Patient subsequently underwent a right upper and middle lobectomy, and upon histologic analysis was found to have GCT with borders impinging upon cartilage and adjacent peribronchial lymph nodes.

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