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Gastric Schwannoma : A Rare but Important Differential Diagnosis of a Gastric Submucosal Mass
Joint Authors
Berri, Richard
Paulson, Kari
Barawi, Mohammed
Nagori, Sweety
Yoon, William
Mazzara, Paul
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Schwannomas are generally slow growing asymptomatic neoplasms that rarely occur in the GI tract.
However, if found, the most common site is the stomach.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, and 60–70% of them occur in the stomach.
Owing to their typical presentation as submucosal neoplasms, gastric schwannomas and GISTs appear grossly similar.
Accordingly, the differential diagnosis for a gastric submucosal mass should include gastric schwannomas.
Furthermore, GI schwannomas are benign neoplasms with excellent prognosis after surgical resection, whereas 10–30% of GISTs have malignant behavior.
Hence, it is important to distinguish gastric schwannomas from GISTs to make an accurate diagnosis to optimally guide treatment options.
Nevertheless, owing to the paucity of gastric schwannomas, the index of suspicion for this diagnosis is low.
We report a rare case of gastric schwannoma in 53-year-old woman who underwent laparoscopic partial gastrectomy under the suspicion of a GIST preoperatively but confirmed to have a gastric schwannoma postoperatively.
This case underscores the importance of including gastric schwannomas in the differential diagnosis when preoperative imaging studies reveal a submucosal, exophytic gastric mass.
For a gastric schwannoma, complete margin negative surgical resection is the curative treatment of choice.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yoon, William& Paulson, Kari& Mazzara, Paul& Nagori, Sweety& Barawi, Mohammed& Berri, Richard. 2012. Gastric Schwannoma : A Rare but Important Differential Diagnosis of a Gastric Submucosal Mass. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yoon, William…[et al.]. Gastric Schwannoma : A Rare but Important Differential Diagnosis of a Gastric Submucosal Mass. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yoon, William& Paulson, Kari& Mazzara, Paul& Nagori, Sweety& Barawi, Mohammed& Berri, Richard. Gastric Schwannoma : A Rare but Important Differential Diagnosis of a Gastric Submucosal Mass. Case Reports in Surgery. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459961
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-459961