| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Malignant granular cell tumor (MGCT) is a rare disease entity. Forty-one well-documented MGCTs have been reported in the world literature.</p> <p>Case Report</p> <p>This report describes a patient who presented with a MGCT of the lung and reviews the preoperative evaluation, pathologic features and differential diagnosis of the disease. This case represents the first report of resected primary pulmonary MGCT.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Diagnosis of MGCT is based on histology of the primary tumor, immunohistochemistry, and exclusion of tumors that may mimic granular cell tumor.</p>
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