title: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to a malignant Schwannoma of the stomach.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ziekenhuis De Heel, Zaandam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Loffeld
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Balk
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Oomen
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: van der Putten
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001464:Barium