Gastric schwannoma: a benign tumor often misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Gastric schwannomas are rare mesenchymal tumors that arise from the nerve plexus of gut wall. They present with nonspecific symptoms and are often detected incidentally. Preoperative investigation is not pathognomic and many are therefore misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumors. We report a...

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Main Authors:	Apurva S. Shah, Pravin M. Rathi, Vaibhav S. Somani, Astha M. Mulani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:	Clinics and Practice
Subjects:	Schwannoma nerve plexus ovarian cyst gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
Online Access:	https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/775

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spelling	doaj-0070d32a26c9465892e0115d583b5ae32021-04-02T09:18:31ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72752039-72832015-10-015310.4081/cp.2015.775316Gastric schwannoma: a benign tumor often misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumorApurva S. Shah0Pravin M. Rathi1Vaibhav S. Somani2Astha M. Mulani3Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Institute, MumbaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Institute, MumbaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Institute, MumbaiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Institute, MumbaiGastric schwannomas are rare mesenchymal tumors that arise from the nerve plexus of gut wall. They present with nonspecific symptoms and are often detected incidentally. Preoperative investigation is not pathognomic and many are therefore misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumors. We report a rare case of a 37-year old woman who underwent laparotomy for complex bilateral ovarian cyst with resection of gastric-gastrointestinal stromal tumor preoperatively, but confirmed to have a gastric schwannomas postoperatively. This case underscores the differential diagnosis of submucosal, exophytic gastric mass as schwannoma.https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/775Schwannomanerve plexusovarian cystgastrointestinal stromal tumor.
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author	Apurva S. Shah Pravin M. Rathi Vaibhav S. Somani Astha M. Mulani
spellingShingle	Apurva S. Shah Pravin M. Rathi Vaibhav S. Somani Astha M. Mulani Gastric schwannoma: a benign tumor often misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumor Clinics and Practice Schwannoma nerve plexus ovarian cyst gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
author_facet	Apurva S. Shah Pravin M. Rathi Vaibhav S. Somani Astha M. Mulani
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title	Gastric schwannoma: a benign tumor often misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumor
title_short	Gastric schwannoma: a benign tumor often misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumor
title_full	Gastric schwannoma: a benign tumor often misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumor
title_fullStr	Gastric schwannoma: a benign tumor often misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumor
title_full_unstemmed	Gastric schwannoma: a benign tumor often misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumor
title_sort	gastric schwannoma: a benign tumor often misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumor
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Clinics and Practice
issn	2039-7275 2039-7283
publishDate	2015-10-01
description	Gastric schwannomas are rare mesenchymal tumors that arise from the nerve plexus of gut wall. They present with nonspecific symptoms and are often detected incidentally. Preoperative investigation is not pathognomic and many are therefore misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumors. We report a rare case of a 37-year old woman who underwent laparotomy for complex bilateral ovarian cyst with resection of gastric-gastrointestinal stromal tumor preoperatively, but confirmed to have a gastric schwannomas postoperatively. This case underscores the differential diagnosis of submucosal, exophytic gastric mass as schwannoma.
topic	Schwannoma nerve plexus ovarian cyst gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
url	https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/775
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Gastric schwannoma: a benign tumor often misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumor

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