Granular cell tumor in the pulmonary tree

Authors

Nicholas Nassif, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow
Daniel Mundt, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow
Tanya Shah, Advocate Aurora Health
Raed Hamed, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Nassif N, Mundt D, Shah T, Hamed R. Granular cell tumor in the pulmonary tree. Respir Med Case Rep. 2022;36:101578. Published 2022 Jan 3. doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101578

Affiliations

Advocate Aurora Health (Sinai), Aurora Critical Care Services

Abstract

Granular cell tumors are often benign growths of the tongue, dermis, and subcutaneous tissues. Rarely, we see production in the pulmonary system. These schwannian and histiocyte origin tumors in the lungs are called pulmonary granulocyte tumors. While granular cell tumors are rare, pulmonary granulocyte tumors are even rarer, with less than eighty-five cases described since the 1930s. Herein, we introduce these rare growths and provide a review of known epidemiological evidence and pathophysiology.

Type

Article

PubMed ID

35028286