Open AccessGastric Schwannoma: Case report from Tanzania and brief review of literature
Author(s) -
Manji Mohamed,
Ismail Ame,
Komba Ewaldo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.299
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , tanzania , etiology , differential diagnosis , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , stomach , general surgery , radiology , pathology , endoscopy , environmental science , environmental planning
Key Clinical Message Upper gastrointestinal bleeding causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. We report a rare case of hematemesis secondary to a gastric schwannoma in a Tanzanian female. Gastric schwannomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of gastric masses and distinguished from other etiologies, given their excellent postresection prognosis.