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ArticleACG case reports journal2026

Multifocal Giant Granular Cell Tumors of the Alimentary Canal With Concurrent Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease.

Anil Mathew Philip, Daryl Forney, Lina James George, Saksham Kohli, Victoria Alagiozian-Angelova, Anas Almoghrabi

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Article in ACG case reports journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Anil Mathew PhilipDepartment of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9702-7482
Daryl ForneyChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL.
Lina James GeorgeDepartment of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL.
Saksham KohliDepartment of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL.
Victoria Alagiozian-AngelovaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL.
Anas AlmoghrabiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Granular cell tumors (GCTs) are rare, typically benign Schwann cell neoplasms; within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the esophagus is the most frequent site. Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases are chronic immune-mediated conditions encompassing eosinophilic esophagitis, gastroenteritis, and colitis. We describe a 49-year-old man with prior testicular seminoma, follicular thyroid carcinoma, and cutaneous GCTs who developed multifocal esophageal and rectal GCTs alongside eosinophilic esophagitis, esophagitis gastroenteritis, and esophagitis colitis, plus an incidental sigmoid neuroendocrine tumor (WHO grade 2). To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of concurrent multisegmental eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, multifocal GCTs, and a neuroendocrine tumors (NET), highlighting the need for vigilant endoscopic surveillance.

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eosinophilic colitiseosinophilic esophagitiseosinophilic gastroenteritiseosinophilic gastrointestinal diseasegranular cell tumorneuroendocrine tumor

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PMID42549468
PMCPMC13433105

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