Gastric schwannoma: a case report and literature review.
Schwannomas are generally benign, slow growing tumors, which can originate from any nerve that has a Schwann cell sheath. Digestive tract schwannomas are rare and are usually asymptomatic. We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with a symptomatic submucosal tumour of the gastric antrum. The patient underwent partial gastrectomy and the histological and immunohistochemical findings of the resected specimen established the diagnosis of schwannoma.
2 Surgical Department, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "G.Gennimatas" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Dragoumis
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Schwannoma; neurinoma; stomach