Granular cell tumor (GCT) is a term used to describe a tumor with distinctive histology, characteristic immunohistochemical profile, and peculiar ultrastructural findings. This tumor has an ample topographic distribution and its localization in the airways is considered common. The authors report on the case of a 40-year old woman who had been presenting productive cough and fever for two months and seemed normal at physical examination. Computerized tomography evidenced thickened intermediary bronchial wall and bronchoscopy showed, at this level, hyperemia and elevation of the endobronchial mucosa. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examination of the tissued established the diagnosis of GCT. The purpose of this report is to call attention to the possibility of diagnosing this kind of tumor by small endoscopic biopsies.

Keywords: Neoplasm muscle tissue. Granular cell tumor. Biopsy. Diagnosis

Microscopic Polyangiitis is a form of Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)-associated small-vessel vasculitis that preferentially involves venules, capillaries and arterioles and may also involve arteries and veins. It is one of the most common primary systemic small-vessel vasculitis. Its clinical presentation is not distinguishable from the Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) and the Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS). These types of small-vessel vasculitis are histologically similar and can be differentiated by the presence of granulomatous inflammation in WG or asthma in CSS. The case of a 66-year-old man with microscopic polyangiitis presenting with alveolar hemorrhage is reported with a discussion of the differential diagnosis of other types of pulmonary small-vessel vasculitis.

Keywords: Microscopic polyangiitis. Alveolar hemorrhage. Pulmonary vasculitis