Cecal Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Young Woman with Review of Literature

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 obstructi...

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Main Authors:	Kalyan Kanneganti, Harish Patel, Masooma Niazi, Kavitha Kumbum, Bhavna Balar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:	Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/142781

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spelling	doaj-9edfb2c4c4ea499ea716999377c3eeb82020-11-24T22:50:16ZengHindawi LimitedGastroenterology Research and Practice1687-61211687-630X2011-01-01201110.1155/2011/142781142781Cecal Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Young Woman with Review of LiteratureKalyan Kanneganti0Harish Patel1Masooma Niazi2Kavitha Kumbum3Bhavna Balar4Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, 1650 Grand Concourse, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, 10457, USADepartment of Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, 1650 Grand Concourse, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10457, USADepartment of Pathology, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, 1650 Grand Concourse, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10457, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, 1650 Grand Concourse, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, 10457, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, 1650 Grand Concourse, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, 10457, USASchwannomas 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/142781
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spellingShingle	Kalyan Kanneganti Harish Patel Masooma Niazi Kavitha Kumbum Bhavna Balar Cecal Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Young Woman with Review of Literature Gastroenterology Research and Practice
author_facet	Kalyan Kanneganti Harish Patel Masooma Niazi Kavitha Kumbum Bhavna Balar
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title	Cecal Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Young Woman with Review of Literature
title_short	Cecal Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Young Woman with Review of Literature
title_full	Cecal Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Young Woman with Review of Literature
title_fullStr	Cecal Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Young Woman with Review of Literature
title_full_unstemmed	Cecal Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Young Woman with Review of Literature
title_sort	cecal schwannoma: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in a young woman with review of literature
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Gastroenterology Research and Practice
issn	1687-6121 1687-630X
publishDate	2011-01-01
description	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.
url	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/142781
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Cecal Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Young Woman with Review of Literature

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