title: Schwannoma of the colon: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Colonic schwannomas are rare gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors, and only a limited number of cases has been reported. The occurrence of these tumors is less common in the large intestine than in the stomach. The present study reports a case of colonic schwannoma in a 62-year-old female patient with no specific symptoms. The patient was diagnosed with a mass in the ascending colon by colonoscopy and abdominal computed tomography scanning. A right hemicolectomy was performed. The postoperative pathological diagnosis was ascending schwannoma. This case is noteworthy as colonic schwannomas are rare and are typically treated as colon cancer. No recurrence of the lesion was observed after 24 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei-Bing
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wen-Bin
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jian-Jiang
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jia-He
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jin-Hai
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Qin-Song
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Sheng
keywords: colon; gastrointestinal tumor; schwannoma