Granular cell tumor of the appendix: a new case and review of the literature

Roncati, Luca; Manco, Gianrocco; Italia, Sebastiano; Barbolini, Giuseppe; Maiorana, Antonio; Rossi, Aldo

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-649

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Table 1 Cases of granular cell tumors (GCTs) of the appendix reported in literature

From: Granular cell tumor of the appendix: a new case and review of the literature

Case number	Author(s) year	Sex age	Country race	Appendix length	Tumor location	Tumor diameter	Tumor nodule	Surrounding appendix	Concomitant pathology
1	Wanick 1956	F	Brasil	NR	Mid-	1 cm	Double	Acutely exacerbated chronic appendicitis	None
1	Wanick 1956	34	NR		appendix	0.5 cm	Double	Acutely exacerbated chronic appendicitis	None
2	Hausman 1963	M	USA	3.5 cm	Tip	0.8 cm	Single	Acute appendicitis	None
2	Hausman 1963	45	Caucasian	3.5 cm	Tip	0.8 cm	Single	Acute appendicitis	None
3	Apisarnthanarax 1981	F	USA	NR	NR	5 cm	Single	NR	NR
3	Apisarnthanarax 1981	34	Caucasian	NR	NR	5 cm	Single	NR	NR
4	Sarma et al. 1984	M	USA	6 cm	Mid-appendix	0.5 cm	Single	Acute appendicitis with abdominal sepsis and subphrenic abscess	Small bowel obstruction, diverticulitis of the transverse colon with perforation
4	Sarma et al. 1984	58	African	6 cm	Mid-appendix	0.5 cm	Single
5	Fried et al. 1984	F	USA	NR	Mid-appendix	0.8 cm	Single	No evidence of inflammation	Multifocal GCT of the GI tract (esophagus, stomach, cecum)
5	Fried et al. 1984	38	African	NR	Mid-appendix	0.8 cm	Single	No evidence of inflammation	Multifocal GCT of the GI tract (esophagus, stomach, cecum)
6	Pipeleers-Marichal et al. 1990	M	Belgium	9 cm	Tip	4 cm	Single	Chronic appendicitis and neuroma from radiation injury	Rectal adenocarcinoma
6	Pipeleers-Marichal et al. 1990	47	Caucasian	9 cm	Tip	4 cm	Single	Chronic appendicitis and neuroma from radiation injury	Rectal adenocarcinoma
7	Kaltschmidt et al. 1992	M	Germany	7 cm	NR	NR	Single	Acute appendicitis	None
7	Kaltschmidt et al. 1992	32	Caucasian	7 cm	NR	NR	Single	Acute appendicitis	None
8	Gavelli et al. 2005	M	Principality of Monaco	5 cm	NR	0.5 cm	Single	Acute suppurative appendicitis	None
8	Gavelli et al. 2005	46	African	5 cm	NR	0.5 cm	Single	Acute suppurative appendicitis	None
9	Moreno Gijon et al. 2009	F	Spain	NR	Tip	1 cm	Single	NR	None
9	Moreno Gijon et al. 2009	33	NR	NR	Tip	1 cm	Single	NR	None
10	Saleh et al. 2009	F	USA	NR	NR	NR	Single	NR	Multifocal GCT of the GI tract (colon, mesentery) and recto-sigmoid mass
10	Saleh et al. 2009	62	Caucasian	NR	NR	NR	Single	NR
11	Singhi and Montgomery 2010	F	USA	NR	NR	0.6 cm	Single	Acute appendicits	None
11	Singhi and Montgomery 2010	45	Caucasian	NR	NR	0.6 cm	Single	Acute appendicits	None
12	Zoccali et al. 2011	M	USA	13 cm	Mid-appendix	3.5 cm	Single	Acute appendicitis	None
12	Zoccali et al. 2011	19	Caucasian	13 cm	Mid-appendix	3.5 cm	Single	Acute appendicitis	None
13	Roncati L et al. 2013	F	Italy	6.5 cm	Tip	0.2 cm	Single	Acutely exacerbated chronic appendicits	Right ovarian fibroma
13	Roncati L et al. 2013	49	Caucasian	6.5 cm	Tip	0.2 cm	Single	Acutely exacerbated chronic appendicits	Right ovarian fibroma

NR = not reported.

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