Catalog

Granular cell tumour of oesophagus

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Granular cell tumour of oesophagus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1070074406

This is a benign nonepithelial tumour in which pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia is often elicited in the overlaying squamous epithlium. In general, acidophilic granular cytoplasm and immunoreactions for vimentin, S100 protein, and neuron-specific enolase are important points in this tumour.