A case of massive retrogastric bleeding from a neurofibroma arising from the gastric wall is described. The tumour was removed without opening the gastric mucosa. The possibility of neurofibroma should be borne in mind when there is unexplained bleeding from the digestive tract or the intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal space, particularly in patients with von Recklinghausen's disease.
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