Mohammed N AlAli, Aya K AlDayel, Afraj T Alshammari, Mohamed S Essa, Maha AlAmodi, Muath Alrashed, Sadiq M Amer, Mohammed A Meaigel, Talal M AlTahan, Khalid S Ahmad
Gastric schwannomas (GS) are rare mesenchymal tumors from Schwann cells in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, representing 2-6% of such tumors. We report a 52-year-old woman who experienced abdominal pain, hematemesis, and melena, initially suspected of having a GI stromal tumor through ultrasound and computed tomography abdomen. Despite no active bleeding found during an upper endoscopy, she underwent a successful open subtotal gastrectomy, with histopathology confirming GS. The diagnosis of GS, which may mimic other GI conditions, relies heavily on imaging and histopathological analysis due to its nonspecific symptomatology, including the potential for both upper and lower GI bleeding...
April 2024: Journal of Surgical Case Reports