Mucosal Schwann cell hamartomas do occur the gastric mucosa – report of two cases mimicking fundic gland polyps

Abstract Mucosal Schwann cell hamartomas (MSCHs) are recently characterized benign spindle cell lesions of the colon and rectum. There is only one report of MSCHs in the stomach (antrum). Herein, we present the first reports of MSCHs occurring in the fundic mucosa as lesions that endoscopically mimi...

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Main Authors: Márcia Helena Oliveira Castro, Rodrigo Jose Felipe, Amanda Fernandes Cardoso, Carlos Leonardo Martins Guimarães, Paulo Roberto Fontes Athanazio, Daniel Abensur Athanazio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Surgical and Experimental Pathology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42047-018-0026-3