Rectal schwannoma

Solitary schwannomas constitute only 2%-6% of stromal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract; the stomach is the preferred site of involvement. We report a 35-year-old woman who presented with difficulty in defecation. A mass on the posterior wall of the rectum was excised. Histologically, the lesion...

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Published inIndian journal of gastroenterology Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 116 - 117
Main Authors Bhardwaj, Kanchan, Bal, Manjit Singh, Kumar, Prem
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.05.2002
Subjects
Adult
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Neurilemmoma - diagnosis
Rectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
S100 Proteins - analysis
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Summary:Solitary schwannomas constitute only 2%-6% of stromal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract; the stomach is the preferred site of involvement. We report a 35-year-old woman who presented with difficulty in defecation. A mass on the posterior wall of the rectum was excised. Histologically, the lesion was a schwannoma, with S-100 proteins positivity and glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity. The patient is asymptomatic two years later.
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ISSN:0254-8860