1993 Volume 54 Issue 9 Pages 2276-2279
This paper describes a surgically resected case of granular cell tumor of the esophagus. A 37-year-old man was found having a lesion at the posterior wall of the esophagus in region Ei by endoscopy for observation of clinical course of gastric ulcer. It was a 7×3mm white elevated lesion rising in a gentle curve with a sharow excavation. From biopsy a diagnosis of granular cell tumor was made. Though no histological malignancy was identified, wedge resection of the esophagus under thoracotomy was performed, in terms of morphology of the tumor and patient's age.
Granular cell tumor is commonly found in the tongue, skin, and breast. The tumor arising in the esophagus is so rare that only 84 cases have been reported in Japan up to now. This is generally referred as benign tumor, but we sometimes see malignant cases in the literature. For this, we should take careful attitude for decision-making of therapeutic indication.
