[Diagnosis and surgery treatment of gastric neurogenic tumors].
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of gastric neurogenic tumors.


METHODS
Clinical data of 11 patients with gastric neurogenic tumors confirmed by pathology, operation and immunohistochemistry were analysed retrospectively.


RESULTS
There were 7 males and 4 females with a median age of 55.5 years. The main manifestations were gastrointestinal hemorrhage, abdominal pain, upper abdominal discomfort and anaemia. Nine patients underwent gastroscopy and only one case was confirmed by the examination. Two patients were diagnosed during operation. Eight patients were submitted to subtotal gastrectomy, three were partial gastrectomy. All patients were followed up, and perioperative death occurred in one patient because of respiratory failure, recurrence occurred in two patients. Other patients with long- term follow- up had a good prognosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Gastric neurogenic tumors have no specific clinical characteristics preoperatively, and the misdiagnosis rate is high. Once the diagnosis of gastric neurogenic tumors is made, an operation should be performed as early as possible.
Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital,China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
Zhen-hai
ZH
Ma
Dong-qiu
DQ
Dai
Shi-zheng
SZ
Li
Jun-qing
JQ
Chen
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*