/esophageal granular cell tumor

esophageal granular cell tumor

Rare Disease

MONDO:0003251

Also Known As

esophageal granular cell myoblastomaesophageal granular cell neoplasmesophageal granular cell tumoresophagus granular cell tumorgranular cell esophageal tumorgranular cell esophageal tumourgranular cell esophagus myoblastomagranular cell esophagus neoplasmgranular cell esophagus tumorgranular cell myoblastoma of esophagusgranular cell myoblastoma of oesophagusgranular cell myoblastoma of the esophagusgranular cell myoblastoma of the oesophagusgranular cell neoplasm of esophagusgranular cell neoplasm of oesophagusgranular cell neoplasm of the esophagusgranular cell neoplasm of the oesophagusgranular cell oesophagus myoblastomagranular cell oesophagus neoplasmgranular cell oesophagus tumourgranular cell tumor of esophagusgranular cell tumor of the esophagusgranular cell tumour of oesophagusgranular cell tumour of the oesophagusoesophagus granular cell tumourmalignant granular cell esophageal tumormalignant granular cell esophageal tumour

Definition

A tumor that usually presents with small nodules or small sessile polyps, predominantly in the distal esophagus. Histologically, it is composed of sheets of oval to polygonal cells with a small central nucleus and abundant granular cytoplasm. This is usually a benign tumor. (WHO, 2000) -- 2003