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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Apr 2002
Case Reports[Pulmonary and pleural metastasis of a malignant granular cell tumor].
A 72-year-old woman, who suffered from increasing dyspnea and productive cough was admitted to hospital. Clinical examination revealed a reduced respiratory sounds over the left lung and a painless and unmovable tumor in the area of the left hip. ⋯ A rare malignant granular cell tumor was discovered by detecting tumor tissue of granular cell tumor in the pleura and within a tumor in the left gluteus area. Another indication of a metastatic disease were multifocal lesions in the lung detected by CT-scan. Curative treatment was not possible.