Exogastric neurilemmoma presenting as acute abdomen: role of computed tomography in diagnosis

A case of subserosal gastric neurilemmoma is hereby presented. This reported case is unique in its clinical presentation including the appearance of acute abdomen and fever subsequent to unremarkable and uneventful upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The tendency of neurilemmoma to cause mucosal ulcer...

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Published inGastrointestinal radiology Vol. 13; no. 4; p. 306
Main Authors Nussinson, E, Vigder, L, Kaveh, Z, Gutman, H, Trougouboff, P, Tzur, N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1988
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Abdomen, Acute - etiology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Neurilemmoma - complications
Neurilemmoma - diagnostic imaging
Neurilemmoma - pathology
Stomach Neoplasms - complications
Stomach Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Stomach Neoplasms - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A case of subserosal gastric neurilemmoma is hereby presented. This reported case is unique in its clinical presentation including the appearance of acute abdomen and fever subsequent to unremarkable and uneventful upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The tendency of neurilemmoma to cause mucosal ulceration with fistula formation probably led to this clinical presentation. The role of computed tomography in establishing diagnosis of exogastric tumor is emphasized.
ISSN:0364-2356
DOI:10.1007/BF01889086