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Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

Print version ISSN 0873-2159

Rev Port Pneumol vol.12 no.4 Lisboa July 2006

 

Tumor de células granulares endobrônquico – Como abordamos?

Endobronchial granular cell tumor – What approach to take?

Ana Rego1

Joana Amado2

Idália Esteves3

José Almeida2

Antónia Furtado4

António Couceiro5

João Moura e Sá3

 

 

Resumo

O tumor de células granulares é uma neoplasia de origem mesenquimatosa, quase sempre benigna, mas com tendência a recidivar. Embora surja com maior frequência na cabeça e no pescoço, tem sido descrito em quase todas as áreas do corpo. A sua ocorrência no pulmão é extremamente rara.

Os autores descrevem dois casos de tumores endobrônquicos de células granulares, discutem os aspectos particulares desta patologia, bem como as modalidades terapêuticas utilizadas, com particular ênfase no uso da excisão e crioterapia endobrônquica.

Palavras-chave: Tumor de células granulares, pulmão, crioterapia endobrônquica.

 

 

Abstract

Granular cell tumor is a mesenchymal neoplasm almost always benign, with tendency to recurrence. Although it is more frequent in in the head and neck it has been described in almost all areas of the body. Its occurrence in the lung is extremely rare. The authors describe two cases of endobronchial granular cell tumours, discuss the particularities of this pathology as well as the treatment options, with particular attention to the use of endobronchial excision and criotherapy.

Key-words: Granular cell tumour, lung, endobronchial criotherapy.

 

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1 Interna Complementar de Pneumologia

2 Assistente Hospitalar de Pneumologia

3 Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Pneumologia

4Interna Complementar de Anatomia Patológica

5 Chefe de Serviço de Anatomia Patológica

Serviço de Pneumologia do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia. Director: Dr. Raul César Sá

Unidade de Broncologia do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia. Responsável: Dr. João Moura e Sá

Serviço de Anatomia Patológica do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia. Director: Dr. António Couceiro

 

Recebido para publicação/received for publication: 05.09.05

Aceite para publicação/accepted for publication: 06.04.26