A gastric schwannoma presenting as an abdominal mass.
- Author:
Dong O KANG
1
;
Hyun Jin KIM
;
Hyun Chin CHO
;
Tae Hyo KIM
;
Woon Tae JUNG
;
Ok Jae LEE
;
Jong Sil LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. imdrkim@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Schwannoma;
Submucosal tumor;
Stomach
- MeSH:
Endoscopy;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Neurilemmoma;
S100 Proteins;
Stomach;
Ulcer
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;76(Suppl 1):S44-S48
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Schwannomas or neurilemmomas of the gastrointestinal tract are very rare and constitute less than 1% of all gut neoplasms. We experienced a case of schwannoma in the stomach, which is an extremely rare site. The patient was a 55-year-old woman who complained of an abdominal mass. At endoscopy, a 10-cm ulcerated submucosal mass was seen in the posterior wall of the body of the stomach. Computed tomography showed a heterogenous mass in the stomach without metastasis. The tumor was resected with the stomach. Both histological and immunohistochemical staining with S-100 protein revealed that it was a schwannoma.
