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.
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Front Oncol
December 2024
Department of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Objective: This study aims to develop and validate an enhanced computed tomography (CT)-based radiomics model to differentiate gastric schwannomas (GS) from gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) across various risk categories.
Methods: This retrospective analysis was conducted on 26 GS and 82 GIST cases, all confirmed by postoperative pathology. Data was divided into training and validation cohorts at a 7:3 ratio.
J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Pathology, İzmir University of Economics, Fevzi Çakmak, Sakarya Cd. No. 156, 35330 Balçova/İzmir, Türkiye.
Schwannomas commonly occur in the head and neck region but are rarely seen in the gastrointestinal tract; the stomach and small intestine are the most commonly involved sites. These tumors are usually misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) before histopathological confirmation due to radiological similarity. GI schwannomas show positivity for S100 protein and vimentin but are negative for CD 117 and CD 34, which helps in differentiating the tumor from GISTs.
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December 2024
Department of Surgery, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, Rua do Hospital 3094-001, Figueira da Foz, Portugal.
Gastric schwannomas and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are two types of mesenchymal tumors, which represent a group of rare tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. The differential diagnosis between these two tumors is difficult given their very similar appearance and clinical features. The authors present a case of a 63-year-old man with melena and epigastric pain.
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November 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong province, 256600, China.
Medicine (Baltimore)
November 2024
Gastrointestinal Surgery Medical Center, Weifang People's Hospital, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Rationale: Schwannomas are common peripheral nerve tumors originating from Schwann cells, primarily occurring in the head and neck, limbs, and trunk. Schwannomas occurring in the mesocolon are rare and often have no specific manifestations. Abdominal schwannomas need to be differentiated from common abdominal tumors such as gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
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