Gastric granular cell tumor in a youth excised by endoscopic submucosal dissection : A case report and literature review

Hiroaki Takaya; Hideto Kawaratani; Miki Kaneko; Soichi Takeda; Yasuhiko Sawada; Mitsuteru Kitade; Kei Moriya; Tadashi Namisaki; Masayoshi Sawai; Akira Mitoro; Junichi Yamao; Hitoshi Yoshiji

Gastric granular cell tumor in a youth excised by endoscopic submucosal dissection : A case report and literature review

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2017 Apr-Jun;80(2):317-319.

Affiliations

¹ Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
² Department of Endoscopy and Ultrasound, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.

PMID: 29560700

Abstract

Granular cell tumors (GCTs) usually develop in patients aged 30-50 years in the skin, tongue, and mammary gland, with 5-9% of GCTs occurring on the esophagus, ascending colon, and cecum. We report a case of gastric GCT in a 16-year-old male who presented with nausea and abdominal discomfort. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed an elastic hard and yellowish submucosal tumor of the gastric cardia anterior wall. GCT was suspected upon biopsy ; after total endoscopic submucosal dissection, histology of the resected tumor confirmed the diagnosis. Endoscopic treatment should be considered in youths with GCT.

Keywords: endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD); endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS); gastric granular cell tumor (GCT); stomach.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Biopsy / methods
Cardia* / diagnostic imaging
Cardia* / pathology
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection / methods*
Endoscopy, Digestive System / methods
Endosonography / methods
Granular Cell Tumor* / pathology
Granular Cell Tumor* / physiopathology
Granular Cell Tumor* / surgery
Humans
Male
Stomach Neoplasms* / pathology
Stomach Neoplasms* / physiopathology
Stomach Neoplasms* / surgery
Treatment Outcome