Multiple granular cell tumors of the bronchi: treatment with laser.

Abstract

Granular cell tumors involving multiple bronchial and extrapulmonary sites were found in a young man. Carbon dioxide laser ray was applied through a specially fitted rigid bronchoscope to a lesion at the left mainstem bronchus. Serial follow-up bronchoscopies revealed a white scarred plaque without evidence of regrowth. A partially obstructing lesion at the left lower lobe bronchus did not respond to one application of laser therapy. Laser treatment of proximal benign bronchial lesions is feasible; however, peripheral lesions may require several courses of laser therapy.

• Authors: D G Schwartzberg, F J Al-Bazzaz, J Cassel, A Andrews Jr, I Cantave
• Journal: The American review of respiratory disease (Am Rev Respir Dis) Vol. 120 Issue 1 Pg. 193-6 (Jul 1979) ISSN: 0003-0805 [Print] United States
• PMID: 223481 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Bronchial Neoplasms (therapy)
• Bronchoscopes
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Laser Therapy
• Male
• Neoplasms, Multiple Primary (therapy)
• Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue (therapy)