Gastric Schwannoma: A Rare but Important Differential Diagnosis of a Gastric Submucosal Mass

Schwannomas are generally slow growing asymptomatic neoplasms that rarely occur in the GI tract. However, if found, the most common site is the stomach. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, and 60–70% of them occur in the stoma...

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Main Authors: William Yoon, Kari Paulson, Paul Mazzara, Sweety Nagori, Mohammed Barawi, Richard Berri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/280982
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