title: An individual with gastric schwannoma with pathologically malignant potential surviving two years after laparoscopy-assisted partial gastrectomy.
abstract: Schwannomas are a kind of neurogenic tumor. They are generally benign and originate primarily from the central and peripheral nerve. They rarely develop in the gastrointestinal tract: gastric schwannomas make up 0.2% of gastric neoplasms. A malignant gastric schwannoma is a comparatively rare tumor, a few cases have been reported until now. We present the case of a 34-year-old male patient diagnosed during medical examination. The patient was treated with surgical resection, and 2 years passed without recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hitoshi
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authors.lastname: Ojima
authors.forename: Shigemasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yasushi
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authors.lastname: Mochida
authors.forename: Isao
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authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.forename: Yasuo
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authors.lastname: Hosouchi
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authors.lastname: Nishida
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authors.lastname: Ohno
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authors.lastname: Mochiki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
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