Korean J Med.
2009 Apr;76(Suppl 1):S44-S48.
A gastric schwannoma presenting as an abdominal mass
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. imdrkim@naver.com
- 2Department of Pathology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
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.
