Granular cell tumor of the trachea as a rare cause of dyspnea in a young woman

A Rizzo; E D Serban; A D Ricci; M Nannini; M Saponara; A Cancellieri; D Paioli; R Trisolini; M A Pantaleo

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100961

Granular cell tumor of the trachea as a rare cause of dyspnea in a young woman

Respir Med Case Rep. 2019 Oct 25:28:100961. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100961. eCollection 2019.

Authors

A Rizzo¹, E D Serban², A D Ricci¹, M Nannini¹, M Saponara¹, A Cancellieri², D Paioli³, R Trisolini³, M A Pantaleo¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Specialized, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
² Pathology Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
³ Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi and Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy.

Abstract

Tracheal granular cell tumors are rare neurogenic neoplasms characterized by an indolent behavior. We report the case of a young woman affected by this tumor with non-specific clinical presentation. We performed a literature search in order to identify all the cases of tracheal granular cell tumor and to summarize the current state of knowledge about this rare disease.

Keywords: Airway tumors; S-100; Trachea; Tracheal granular cell tumor; Tracheal malignancies.

Publication types

Case Reports