Gastric Schwannoma: A Benign Tumor Often Misdiagnosed as Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
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Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, India
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, India
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Clin. Pract. 2015, 5(3), 775; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.775
Submission received: 16 March 2015
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Revised: 29 May 2015
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Accepted: 23 June 2015
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Published: 12 October 2015
Abstract
Gastric schwannomas are rare mesenchymal tumors that arise from the nerve plexus of gut wall. They present with nonspecific symptoms and are often detected incidentally. Preoperative investigation is not pathognomic and many are therefore misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumors. We report a rare case of a 37-year old woman who underwent laparotomy for complex bilateral ovarian cyst with resection of gastric-gastrointestinal stromal tumor preoperatively, but confirmed to have a gastric schwannomas postoperatively. This case underscores the differential diagnosis of submucosal, exophytic gastric mass as schwannoma.
Keywords:
schwannoma; nerve plexus; ovarian cyst; gastrointestinal stromal tumor
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Shah, A.S.; Rathi, P.M.; Somani, V.S.; Mulani, A.M. Gastric Schwannoma: A Benign Tumor Often Misdiagnosed as Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Clin. Pract. 2015, 5, 775. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.775
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Shah AS, Rathi PM, Somani VS, Mulani AM. Gastric Schwannoma: A Benign Tumor Often Misdiagnosed as Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Clinics and Practice. 2015; 5(3):775. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.775
Chicago/Turabian StyleShah, Apurva S., Pravin M. Rathi, Vaibhav S. Somani, and Astha M. Mulani. 2015. "Gastric Schwannoma: A Benign Tumor Often Misdiagnosed as Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor" Clinics and Practice 5, no. 3: 775. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.775
