Pulmonary granular cell tumor coexisting with
interstitial lung disease – a rare case report

Zeynep Sagnak Yilmaz; Safak Ersoz; Elif Ozsagır; Kubra Turker; Olcay Aycicek; Deha Ozturk

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Pulmonary granular cell tumor coexisting with interstitial lung disease – a rare case report

Zeynep Sagnak Yilmaz

¹

,

Safak Ersoz

¹

,

Elif Ozsagır

²

,

Kubra Ozturk Turker

³

,

Olcay Aycicek

⁴

,

Deha Cebi Ozturk

⁵

Department of Pathology, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
Department of Pathology, Bingol State Hospital, Bingol, Turkey
Department of Pathology, Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey
Department of Chest Diseases, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
Department of Chest Diseases, Ahi Evren Chest Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey

Pol J Pathol 2025; 76 (4)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pjp.2025.158613

Online publish date: 2026/01/19

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Pulmonary granular cell tumor coexisting with interstitial lung disease – a rare case report

Zeynep Sagnak Yilmaz 1 , Safak Ersoz 1 , Elif Ozsagır 2 , Kubra Ozturk Turker 3 , Olcay Aycicek 4 , Deha Cebi Ozturk 5

Zeynep Sagnak Yilmaz

¹

,

Safak Ersoz

¹

,

Elif Ozsagır

²

,

Kubra Ozturk Turker

³

,

Olcay Aycicek

⁴

,

Deha Cebi Ozturk

⁵