title: Gastric schwannoma presenting as a casual ultrasonographic findings.
abstract: We present the case of a patient under study due to ascites in which a mass located on the gastric wall was observed during ultrasonography. Further studies (upper endoscopy and computed tomography) confirmed this finding. After an ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsy, diagnosis of gastric schwannoma was made as intense S-100 expression was found. Surgery was rejected due to the bad clinical situation of the patient and because the mass was an asymptomatic benign tumor.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, España.
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Álvarez Higueras
authors.affiliation: Unidad Gestión Clínica Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pereñíguez López
authors.affiliation: Unidad Gestión Clínica Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Estrella Díez
authors.affiliation: Unidad Gestión Clínica Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz Tornero
authors.affiliation: Unidad Gestión Clínica Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Egea Valenzuela
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca.
authors.forename: Águeda
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Bas Bernal
authors.affiliation: Unidad Gestión Clínica Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garre Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Unidad Gestión Clínica Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca.
authors.forename: Ángel
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Vargas Acosta
authors.affiliation: Unidad Gestión Clínica Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sánchez Velasco
authors.affiliation: Unidad Gestión Clínica Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca.
authors.forename: Luis Fernando
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Carballo Álvarez
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000072700:Conservative Treatment; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography