title: Benign nerve sheath tumor of the sigmoid colon.
abstract: A rare case of a nerve sheath tumor of the sigmoid colon is presented. The radiological appearance of this tumor is described. The diagnostic roles of ultrasound sonography (US) and the barium enema in differentiating submucosal colon tumors are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kusumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sumiyoshi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography