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Case Report

Volume 15, Number 12, December 2024, pages 371-375

Gastric Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Gastric Bleeding

Figures

↓  Figure 1. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showing subepithelial lesion located on the anterior surface/greater curvature of the middle/distal body, ulcerated.
Figure 1.
↓  Figure 2. Abdominal and pelvic tomography scan. In a submucosal position, on the anterior wall of the transition between the body and the gastric antrum, a well-defined hypodense solid nodularity, with homogeneous and frank enhancement, measuring 22 × 18 mm (red arrow) was observed.
Figure 2.
↓  Figure 3. Microscopic analysis. The lesion developed in dependence on the gastric wall.
Figure 3.
↓  Figure 4. Microscopic analysis showing proliferation of spindle cells on a background with a myxoid appearance.
Figure 4.
↓  Figure 5. Immunohistochemical analysis showing SOX10 immunoreactive cells.
Figure 5.