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GED gastroenterol. endosc. dig ; 30(1): 32-34, jan.-mar. 2011. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-639277

ABSTRACT

O tumor de células granulares (TCG) ou mioblastoma é um tumor benigno e raro, descrito pela primeira vez por Abrikossoff em 1926 com o relato de cinco casos localizados na língua. Cinco anos mais tarde, o mesmo autor também foi o pioneiro a descrever o TCG de localização esofágica. Desde a sua primeira descrição, o TCG já foi encontrado em diversas regiões do corpo humano, como pele, mama, trato respiratório, sistema biliar, trato gastrointestinal, tireoide, sistema nervoso central e vagina. Sua localização gastrointestinal corresponde a 5-11% dos casos, sendo que um terço destes ocorre no esôfago. A literatura descreve presença de TCG em 0,012 a 0,033% das endoscopias digestivas altas realizadas, sendo que tal proporção se repete em materiais de autópsias. O objetivo do presente trabalho é relatar dois casos de TCG esofágico, discutindo os achados clínicos, endoscópicos e patológicos e realizar uma revisão da literatura sobre o assunto.


Introduction: granular cell tumor (GCT) is a rare benign tumor. About 5-11% of cases are located in gastrointestinal tract, and of these one-third occurs in the esophagus. Objective: to report two cases of esophageal GCT and conduct a review of the literature on the subject. Cases: we present two cases of GCT of the esophagus, both in females (42 and 53 years) with dyspeptic complaints and the diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy during endoscopy. We adopt a conservative approach with endoscopic resection in the first case and clinical in the second, both with good outcome. Discussion: the TCG has no gender preference, being more common in blacks about 45 years. It mainly affects the distal esophagus (65%), there may be multiple lesions in the esophagus and focusing on multiple sites in the body. Half of the patients are asymptomatic, but there may be complaints as dysphagia, retrosternal pain, heartburn, epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting and the presence of symptoms is directly related to the size and multiplicity of lesions. Because its benign behavior, the current trend is expectant management in asymptomatic cases and tumors smaller than 1 cm, with periodic endoscopic follow-up for 1 to 2 years. In symptomatic cases, tumors larger than 1 cm, rapidly growing, or circumferential margins infiltrated resection is recommended, especially endoscopic polypectomy.


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Humans , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Esophageal Neoplasms , Granular Cell Tumor , Esophagus , Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
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