Neurofibroma of the stomach: report of a case.
We report herein the case of a 71-year-old-Japanese woman who was admitted to hospital for surgical treatment of a lower abdominal tumor. At laparotomy the tumor was found to be pedunculated and growing extramurally from the greater curvature of the stomach. Thus, a wedge resection of the stomach, including the mass, was performed. The tumor measured about 9 x 8 x 7 cm and histological examination of the resected specimen showed that the main elements consisted of wavy, long-spindled cells, which crossed irregularly, indicating that it was palisading negative. Immunohistochemically, the specimen was positive for both S-100 protein and Alcian blue. From these findings, the tumor was histologically diagnosed as a neurofibroma. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and no signs of recurrence have been recognized in the 3 years since her operation.
Murao
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Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nara Medical University, Japan.
Miyamoto
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Nakano
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Imai
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Ozawa
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Hirai
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A
Nunotani
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R
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography