Upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to a malignant Schwannoma of the stomach.
A case history of a patient showing signs of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is described. Extensive analysis showed that the bleeding was due to a malignant Schwannoma of the stomach with several lymph node metastases. The patient was operated on and is doing well 5 years after surgery. The literature on this rare malignant tumour is reviewed.
Loffeld
R J
RJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Ziekenhuis De Heel, Zaandam, The Netherlands.
Balk
T G
TG
Oomen
J L
JL
van der Putten
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AB
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001464:Barium; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure
D001464:Barium