Gastric schwannoma: Two case reports and review of the literature
Gastric schwannomas are rare, slow-growing tumors whose clinical presentation is nonspecific. These are mostly benign, with a low probability of malignant transformation and an excellent prognosis. We present 2 cases of gastric schwannomas with distinct clinical features and imaging patterns, whose...
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| description | Gastric schwannomas are rare, slow-growing tumors whose clinical presentation is nonspecific. These are mostly benign, with a low probability of malignant transformation and an excellent prognosis. We present 2 cases of gastric schwannomas with distinct clinical features and imaging patterns, whose therapeutic approach differed. Case 1 is a 73-year-old woman with a voluminous subepithelial lesion in the greater gastric curvature, with predominantly endoluminal growth. Clinically the patient presented with nonspecific abdominal complaints and underwent complete surgical excision. Case 2 is a 69-year-old woman with an exophytic lesion adjacent to the gastric antrum, diagnosed incidentally and managed conservatively, with imaging follow-up, for the last 5 years and stable ever since. This article aims to focus on this rare disease, illustrating its main imaging findings, particularly in magnetic resonance imaging, along with pathological correlation, as well as reviewing the literature, discussing the differential diagnosis, and exploring clinical management and prognosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5267d88797be4c28a0192b13b6d219192023-10-22T04:48:52ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332023-12-01181244654473Gastric schwannoma: Two case reports and review of the literatureRodrigo Cordeiro0Margarida Morgado1Vera Oliveira2Miguel Bispo3Mireia Castillo-Martin4Celso Matos5Department of Radiology, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, Av. D. Manuel I, 9500-370 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal; Corresponding author.Department of Radiology, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, PortugalDigestive Unit, Champalimaud Clinical Center, Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisbon, PortugalDigestive Unit, Champalimaud Clinical Center, Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Pathology, Champalimaud Clinical Center, Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Radiology, Champalimaud Clinical Center, Avenida de Brasília, Lisboa 1400-038, PortugalGastric schwannomas are rare, slow-growing tumors whose clinical presentation is nonspecific. These are mostly benign, with a low probability of malignant transformation and an excellent prognosis. We present 2 cases of gastric schwannomas with distinct clinical features and imaging patterns, whose therapeutic approach differed. Case 1 is a 73-year-old woman with a voluminous subepithelial lesion in the greater gastric curvature, with predominantly endoluminal growth. Clinically the patient presented with nonspecific abdominal complaints and underwent complete surgical excision. Case 2 is a 69-year-old woman with an exophytic lesion adjacent to the gastric antrum, diagnosed incidentally and managed conservatively, with imaging follow-up, for the last 5 years and stable ever since. This article aims to focus on this rare disease, illustrating its main imaging findings, particularly in magnetic resonance imaging, along with pathological correlation, as well as reviewing the literature, discussing the differential diagnosis, and exploring clinical management and prognosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323006866Gastrointestinal stromal tumorsMagnetic resonance imagingNeurilemmomaStomach neoplasms |
| spellingShingle | Rodrigo Cordeiro Margarida Morgado Vera Oliveira Miguel Bispo Mireia Castillo-Martin Celso Matos Gastric schwannoma: Two case reports and review of the literature Radiology Case Reports Gastrointestinal stromal tumors Magnetic resonance imaging Neurilemmoma Stomach neoplasms |
| title | Gastric schwannoma: Two case reports and review of the literature |
| title_full | Gastric schwannoma: Two case reports and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Gastric schwannoma: Two case reports and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gastric schwannoma: Two case reports and review of the literature |
| title_short | Gastric schwannoma: Two case reports and review of the literature |
| title_sort | gastric schwannoma two case reports and review of the literature |
| topic | Gastrointestinal stromal tumors Magnetic resonance imaging Neurilemmoma Stomach neoplasms |
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