Case Report: Coexistence of an esophageal schwannoma disguised as a leiomyoma with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the gastric fundus
To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of coexisting esophageal schwannoma and gastric fundus gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). This case report describes the diagnostic and treatment process of a patient with esophageal schwannoma who also had a concurrent gastric fundus GIST and wa...
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| author | Yuedong Wang Yuedong Wang Zhifei Xin Wenbo Wu Zhonghui Hu Zhenghao Jia Zhenghao Jia Chengyao Zhang Chengyao Zhang Yi Ma Yi Ma Xiaopeng Zhang |
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| description | To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of coexisting esophageal schwannoma and gastric fundus gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). This case report describes the diagnostic and treatment process of a patient with esophageal schwannoma who also had a concurrent gastric fundus GIST and was presented to Hebei General Hospital (Hebei, China) in October 2024. The association between the pathogenesis of the two types of submucosal gastrointestinal tumors is unclear, with limited existing evidence in the literature. The esophageal schwannoma was misdiagnosed as a leiomyoma preoperatively, which prompted us to seek new diagnostic modalities to differentiate gastrointestinal submucosal lesions (leiomyomas, GISTs, and schwannomas). Surgical resection is considered the optimal treatment for esophageal schwannoma. The patient underwent a right single-port thoracoscopic esophageal tumor resection and recovered well, subsequently being discharged smoothly from the hospital. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aff441cc37a44325b6ac0c01467526a22025-08-20T02:11:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2025-04-011510.3389/fonc.2025.15734361573436Case Report: Coexistence of an esophageal schwannoma disguised as a leiomyoma with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the gastric fundusYuedong Wang0Yuedong Wang1Zhifei Xin2Wenbo Wu3Zhonghui Hu4Zhenghao Jia5Zhenghao Jia6Chengyao Zhang7Chengyao Zhang8Yi Ma9Yi Ma10Xiaopeng Zhang11Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ChinaHebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ChinaNorth China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ChinaNorth China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ChinaTo our knowledge, this is the first reported case of coexisting esophageal schwannoma and gastric fundus gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). This case report describes the diagnostic and treatment process of a patient with esophageal schwannoma who also had a concurrent gastric fundus GIST and was presented to Hebei General Hospital (Hebei, China) in October 2024. The association between the pathogenesis of the two types of submucosal gastrointestinal tumors is unclear, with limited existing evidence in the literature. The esophageal schwannoma was misdiagnosed as a leiomyoma preoperatively, which prompted us to seek new diagnostic modalities to differentiate gastrointestinal submucosal lesions (leiomyomas, GISTs, and schwannomas). Surgical resection is considered the optimal treatment for esophageal schwannoma. The patient underwent a right single-port thoracoscopic esophageal tumor resection and recovered well, subsequently being discharged smoothly from the hospital.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1573436/fullesophageal schwannomaleiomyomagastrointestinal stromal tumorcase reportdifferential diagnosis |
| spellingShingle | Yuedong Wang Yuedong Wang Zhifei Xin Wenbo Wu Zhonghui Hu Zhenghao Jia Zhenghao Jia Chengyao Zhang Chengyao Zhang Yi Ma Yi Ma Xiaopeng Zhang Case Report: Coexistence of an esophageal schwannoma disguised as a leiomyoma with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the gastric fundus Frontiers in Oncology esophageal schwannoma leiomyoma gastrointestinal stromal tumor case report differential diagnosis |
| title | Case Report: Coexistence of an esophageal schwannoma disguised as a leiomyoma with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the gastric fundus |
| title_full | Case Report: Coexistence of an esophageal schwannoma disguised as a leiomyoma with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the gastric fundus |
| title_fullStr | Case Report: Coexistence of an esophageal schwannoma disguised as a leiomyoma with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the gastric fundus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: Coexistence of an esophageal schwannoma disguised as a leiomyoma with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the gastric fundus |
| title_short | Case Report: Coexistence of an esophageal schwannoma disguised as a leiomyoma with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the gastric fundus |
| title_sort | case report coexistence of an esophageal schwannoma disguised as a leiomyoma with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the gastric fundus |
| topic | esophageal schwannoma leiomyoma gastrointestinal stromal tumor case report differential diagnosis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1573436/full |
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