[A case of benign schwannoma in the ascending colon].
Schwannomas are rare tumors derived from the cells of Schwann which form the neural sheath. Some patients with gastrointestinal schwannoma have been previously reported in the literature. However, schwannomas of the colon are extremely rare. We herein describe a case of schwannoma of the colon. A 49-year-old woman was admitted with complaint of abdominal pain and investigations revealed the presence of a 4 cm sized mass in the ascending colon. Following right hemicolectomy, histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the colonic lesion to be a benign schwannoma. There was no evidence of specific complication or recurrence until now.
Min
Yang Won
YW
Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Young Ho
YH
Yun
Hwan Sic
HS
Kil
Jae Sook
JS
Kim
Young Chan
YC
Yun
Seong Hyeon
SH
Kim
Kyoung Mee
KM
Kim
Jae J
JJ
D044682:Colon, Ascending / Q000473:pathology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
D009418:S100 Proteins