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- Title
Schwannoma: A Rare Case of Submucosal Gastric Tumor.
- Authors
Fugărețu, Cosmina; Mișarca, Cătalin; Petcu, Lucian; Șoană, Raluca; Cîrnațiu, Andrada; Surlin, Marin Valeriu; Patrascu, Stefan; Ramboiu, Sandu
- Abstract
Schwannoma is a tumor that originates from the Schwann cells that surround a neuron's axon. This tumor is very rare in the gastrointestinal tract and develops submucosally from intestinal nerve plexuses. The most common location for gastrointestinal schwannomas is the stomach, where they account for only 0.2% of gastric tumors. We present the case of a 56-year-old asymptomatic patient who was diagnosed, following a routine ultrasound examination, with an abdominal tumor. An abdominal MRI confirmed the gastric origin of the tumor. Although a subsequent upper-digestive endoscopic ultrasound was performed, a definitive diagnosis could not be established. Thus, a laparoscopic wedge resection of the stomach was performed. The immunohistochemical examination of the tumor established the diagnosis of benign schwannoma. Despite the availability of advanced endoscopy and imaging techniques, the diagnosis of gastric schwannoma is very rarely preoperative. The immunohistochemical identification of S-100 on the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis.
- Subjects
SCHWANNOMAS; ENDOSCOPIC ultrasonography; ABDOMINAL tumors; SCHWANN cells; GASTROINTESTINAL system; TUMOR diagnosis
- Publication
Diagnostics (2075-4418), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 12, p2073
- ISSN
2075-4418
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3390/diagnostics13122073