Gastrointestinal schwannomas: CT features with clinicopathologic correlation.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to describe the CT features of gastrointestinal schwannomas with clinicopathologic correlation.


CONCLUSIONS
Gastrointestinal schwannomas are uncommon mesenchymal neoplasms that are uniquely different tumors from their soft-tissue and central nervous system counterparts. They are homogeneously attenuating, well-defined, mural masses on CT. The lack of low-attenuation hemorrhage, necrosis, and degeneration within the tumor may help distinguish these tumors from gastrointestinal stromal tumors on CT.
Levy
Angela D
AD
Department of Radiologic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 6825 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA.
Quiles
Ana M
AM
Miettinen
Markku
M
Sobin
Leslie H
LH
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed