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A Granular Cell Tumor of the Rectum: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
- Source :
- Annals of Coloproctology
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- A granular cell tumor (GCT) is an uncommon mesenchymal lesion that rarely occurs in the colon and the rectum. We describe the case of 51-year-old man with a 2-cm-sized rectal GCT 10 cm above the anal verge that was incidentally detected after a screening colonoscopy. Preoperative radiologic studies demonstrated a suspicious submucosal rectal mass with mesorectal fat infiltration, but without circumferential resection margin threatening, extramural vessel invasion, and regional lymph-node enlargement. The tumor was resected by using a transanal endoscopic operation (TEO) without immediate postoperative complications. The final pathology revealed that the tumor consisted of a GCT that had invaded the subserosa with clear margins. It had no other risk factors for malignancy according to Fanburg-Smith criteria. We systematically reviewed the English literature by using PubMed and Google Scholar. This report may be the first documented case in the literature to describe a TEO for a GCT that had invaded the subserosa in the rectum.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Rectum
Case Report
Malignancy
Lesion
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Gastrointestinal tract
medicine
Colon and rectum
Mesorectal
Granular cell tumor
business.industry
Gastroenterology
medicine.disease
medicine.anatomical_structure
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Subserosa
Anal verge
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Surgery
Circumferential resection margin
Radiology
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22879714
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Annals of coloproctology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....996a2044890c67b88fd86e94a5684240