Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 148-151, March 2010

Radiologic appearance of a bronchial granular cell tumor with secondary obstructive changes

Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan

Received 1 February 2009; received in revised form 1 May 2009; accepted 15 May 2009. published online 16 July 2009.

Abstract 

Bronchial granular cell tumor is a rare neoplasm. This report describes a 16-year-old female with this tumor in the right upper lobe. An ill-defined mass with peripheral infiltration was recognized on a chest radiograph. Thoracic computed tomography showed an intrabronchial mass lesion at the proximal portion of the bronchial bifurcation of the right B1 segment. The tumor completely occluded the bronchial lumen and thus caused obstructive changes of the lung distal to the tumor.

Keywords: Granular cell tumor, Bronchus, Radiograph, Computed tomography

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PII: S0899-7071(09)00119-3

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.05.003

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 148-151, March 2010

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