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Laparoscopic resection of gastric schwannoma: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Gastric schwannomas are an extremely rare presentation of mesenchymal tumors originating from Schwann cells, accounting for 0.2% of all gastric tumors. Patients are usually asymptomatic, so these tumors are frequently detected incidentally. PRESENTATION OF CASE: 68-year old male patien...

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Autores principales: Cordera, Fernando, Salazar-Vitale, Andrea, Mejía-Sánchez, Estephany, Arrangoiz, Rodrigo, Caba-Molina, David, Muñoz-Juárez, Manuel, Luque-de-León, Enrique, Moreno-Paquentín, Eduardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6864170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31743845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.037
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Gastric schwannomas are an extremely rare presentation of mesenchymal tumors originating from Schwann cells, accounting for 0.2% of all gastric tumors. Patients are usually asymptomatic, so these tumors are frequently detected incidentally. PRESENTATION OF CASE: 68-year old male patient found to have a 5 cm mass in the lesser curvature of the stomach. After a careful preoperative evaluation, complete laparoscopic resection was performed. Pathology review confirmed a completely resected gastric Schwannoma. The patient’s recovery was uneventful. At a one-year follow-up he remains asymptomatic and with no evidence of disease. DISCUSSION: We present the uncommon case of a gastric schwannoma that was appropriately treated with a laparoscopic approach and present a current literature review focusing on diagnostic and treatment methods of these rare tumors. CONCLUSION: Schwannomas should be included in the differential diagnosis of gastric tumors and can be appropriately treated with a laparoscopic approach.