A Case of Solitary Gastric Neurofibroma Presenting as Hematemesis and Melena.
- Author:
Ok Jae LEE
;
Young Chai KIM
;
Ji Hun LEE
;
Gi Hong KIM
;
Ho Gyeong JUNG
;
Maeng Youl CHUN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Stomach;
Neurofibroma
- MeSH:
Cafe-au-Lait Spots;
Cytoplasm;
Female;
Hematemesis*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Melena*;
Middle Aged;
Mitosis;
Neurofibroma*;
Phenobarbital;
Skin;
Stomach;
Ulcer
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1996;16(5):743-748
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gastric neurofibroma is rare and its exact incidence is unknown. We experienced a case of solitary gastric neurofibroma. A 49-year-old woman was admitted because of hematemesis and melena. Neither cafe-au-lait spots in skin nor superficial tumor were found. Gastrofibroscopic examination and UGI series showed a 3 * 4 cm sized luminal protruding mass with adjacent bridging mucosal fold and cental ulceration on the anterior wall of lower body. Mass excision was performed. Grossly, the mass was 4.5 * 3.0 * 2.0 cm sized, well circumscribed submucosal tumor with homogenous cut surface, Microscopically, each of the tumor cells had oval shaped nucleus and spindle shaped cytoplasm. Nuclear atypism and frequent mitosis were not observed. We report a rare case of solitary gastric neurofibroma with review of the literatures.
