Jejunal schwannoma in neurofibromatosis: an unusual cause of massive gastrointestinal bleeding.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Small intestinal schwannomas are exceedingly rare tumors arising mainly from Schwann cells of Auerbach's plexus, and are usually solitary and asymptomatic. We report the first case of a jejunal schwannoma causing life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with neurofibromatosis.
Medical subject headings
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
- Jejunal Neoplasms
- Neurilemmoma
- Neurofibromatosis 1