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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

When a polyp is not a polyp: incidental finding of a sigmoid schwannoma at first colonoscopic screening.

Alexandra Leonard, Lezah P McCarthy, Danielle M Pastor

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandra LeonardAlbany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA.
Lezah P McCarthyDepartment of Pathology, Albany Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA.
Danielle M PastorDepartment of Surgery, Albany Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA.
Albany Medical Center Hospital · USAlbany Stratton VA Medical Center Albany · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schwannomas, peripheral nerve sheath tumours arising from Schwann cells, are often associated with inherited disorders such as neurofibromatosis. Gastrointestinal schwannomas, while rare, have been reported in those without personal or family history of neurofibromatosis. Diagnoses of these lesions, however, typically follow evaluations prompted by symptomatic presentations associated with abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, change in bowel habits or positive results on faecal occult blood tests performed for colorectal cancer screening. Further, management of these predominantly benign lesions commonly incorporates surgical resection. We present the case of a sigmoid schwannoma found in an asymptomatic individual on first screening colonoscopy and treated with complete endoscopic polypectomy with anticipated surveillance colonoscopy.

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ColonoscopyAgedAsymptomatic DiseasesBiopsyColonic PolypsDiagnosis, DifferentialEndoscopyHumansIncidental FindingsMaleNeurilemmomaSigmoid Neoplasmscancer interventioncolon cancerendoscopyscreening (oncology)

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PMID29455175
PMCPMC5836626
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