Granular cell tumor of colon: a case report
Granular cell tumor rarely affects the gastrointestinal tract. The symptoms are often unspecific and the diagnosis is reached accidentally by colonoscopy. We report the case of a 42-year-old patient diagnosed with granular cell carcinoma of the colon based on an incidental finding in colonoscopy, wh...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2012-06-01
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| Colección: | Journal of Coloproctology |
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| Acceso en línea: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-93632012000200017 |
| Sumario: | Granular cell tumor rarely affects the gastrointestinal tract. The symptoms are often unspecific and the diagnosis is reached accidentally by colonoscopy. We report the case of a 42-year-old patient diagnosed with granular cell carcinoma of the colon based on an incidental finding in colonoscopy, who was treated successfully by endoscopic excision of the tumor.<br>O tumor de células granulares raramente acomete o trato gastrointestinal. Os sintomas muitas vezes são inespecíficos e o diagnóstico é feito ao acaso através da colonoscopia. Nós reportamos o caso de um paciente de 42 anos diagnosticado com tumor de células granulares de cólon devido a um achado incidental da colonoscopia e tratado com sucesso com remoção endoscópica. |
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| ISSN: | 2237-9363 |