title: Early gastric cancer with neurofibroma mimicking a metastatic node: a case report.
abstract: Neurofibromas are benign tumors that originate from the peripheral nerves, including neurites and fibroblasts. Generally, a solitary neurofibroma is located in the skin and rarely in other places. A 72-year-old female suffered from epigastric discomfort for 2 months. Endoscopic findings showed an early gastric cancer type IIc at the antrum. Abdominal computed tomography revealed early gastric cancer with a 1.6 cm-sized metastatic node posterior to the duodenum. Laparoscopic assisted distal gastrectomy and retro-pancreatic dissection were performed uneventfully. Histological examination revealed gastric adenocarcinoma, invading the mucosa without nodal metastasis, and a neurofibroma. Herein, we present a case of a gastric cancer patient with a solitary retroperitoneal neurofibroma which mimicked a distant metastatic node.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sungsoo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoo Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong Don
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hong
keywords: Lymphatic metastasis; Neurofibroma; Stomach neoplasms