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LMJ-Lebanese Medical Journal. 1995; 43 (1): 30-32
in English
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ABSTRACT
Systematic eso-gastric endoscopy allowed the discovery of a granular cell tumor. Also known as Abrikossof's tumor, the latter is a benign lesion, usually symptomless, unless it is large in size, or associated with a malignant tumor. Grossly it is a polypoid, submucosal tumor. Diagnosis is microscopic, confirmed by immunohistochemistry, unless biopsies are superficial, and show only the usually associated pseudo-carcinomatous hyperplasia. Therapeutic approach depends on the symptoms, mainly dysphagia, which is related to the size of the tumor