Open AccessGastric schwannoma: a benign tumour often mistaken clinically, radiologically and histopathologically for a gastrointestinal stromal tumour – a case series
Author(s) -
J M L Williamson,
Wadley,
N A Shepherd,
S Dwerryhouse
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/003588412x13171221590935
Subject(s) - medicine , cd117 , pathognomonic , gist , nerve plexus , immunohistochemistry , schwannoma , abdominal pain , stromal cell , pathological , nerve sheath tumor , pathology , surgery , radiology , cd34 , disease , genetics , stem cell , biology
Gastric schwannomas are rare mesenchymal tumours that arise from the nerve plexus of the gut wall. They present with non-specific symptoms and are often detected incidentally. Pre-operative investigation is not pathognomonic and many are therefore diagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs). Operative resection is usually curative as they are almost always benign, underpinning the importance of differentiating them from GISTs.