Cecal Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Young Woman with Review of Literature. (15th June 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kanneganti, Kalyan; Patel, Harish; Niazi, Masooma; Kumbum, Kavitha; Balar, Bhavna
• Other Names: Raimondo Massimo Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Gastroenterology research and practice. Volume 2011(2011)
• Publication Date: 2011-06-15
• Subjects: Gastroenterology -- Periodicals; Digestive organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.33005
• DOI: 10.1155/2011/142781
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-6121

Abstract

Abstract : Schwannomas are rare mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Occurrence of these tumors is more common in the stomach than in the large intestine. These tumors usually present as polypoidal intraluminal lesions and based on their location can present with rectal bleeding, colonic obstruction, and abdominal pain or defecation disorders. We present a case of a thirty-five-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain and melena. Patient was diagnosed with a nonobstructing superficially ulcerated mass in the cecum on colonoscopy and required right hemicolectomy. A very rare pathological diagnosis of cecal schwannoma was made postoperatively.