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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2024

A rare case of gastric schwannoma mimicking GIST: diagnostic and therapeutic approach.

Ahmed Sawafta, Ameer Awashra, Zaid Sawaftah, Ali Bani Odah, Amer Khatib, Huthayfa Dababat, Anas Yasin, Jehad Khamaysa, Muath Daraghmeh

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Cecal schwannoma: A case report and literature review.The Journal of international medical research · 2025
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  3. Gastric Schwannoma Mimicking Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)-A Diagnostic Dilemma.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025
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Ahmed SawaftaDepartment of Medicine, An Najah National University, Nablus P606, Palestine.
Ameer AwashraDepartment of Medicine, An Najah National University, Nablus P606, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5122-8200
Zaid SawaftahDepartment of Medicine, An Najah National University, Nablus P606, Palestine.
Ali Bani OdahDepartment of Medicine, An Najah National University, Nablus P606, Palestine.
Amer KhatibDepartment of Surgery, Tubas Turkish Governmental Hospital, Tubas P480, Palestine.
Huthayfa DababatDepartment of Surgery, Tubas Turkish Governmental Hospital, Tubas P480, Palestine.
Anas YasinDepartment of Surgery, Tubas Turkish Governmental Hospital, Tubas P480, Palestine.
Jehad KhamaysaDepartment of Radiology, Tubas Turkish Governmental Hospital, Tubas P480, Palestine.
Muath DaraghmehDepartment of Radiology, Patient's Friends Society, Nablus P602, Palestine.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastric schwannomas are rare, benign neurogenic tumors originating from Schwann cells within the gastrointestinal tract, comprising only 0.2% of all gastric tumors. This report presents the case of a 32-year-old female patient who experienced severe periumbilical pain, nausea, and vomiting, ultimately diagnosed with gastric schwannoma. Initial imaging and endoscopic evaluations suggested a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), but postoperative histopathological analysis confirmed schwannoma, showing S-100 positivity and negativity for CD117, DOG-1, SMA, Desmin, and CD34. The patient underwent successful central gastrectomy with negative surgical margins and no metastasis. Despite a postoperative complication of small bowel obstruction, which was managed conservatively, the patient remained symptom-free with no recurrence over the follow-up period. This case underscores the importance of differential diagnosis, distinguishing schwannomas from GISTs and other submucosal lesions through thorough histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses, and highlights the efficacy of complete surgical resection in preventing recurrence.

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gastric schwannomasGISTS-100

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