Clinicopathological and Immunohistochemical Characterisation of Gastric Schwannomas in 29 Cases
Table 1
Clinicopathologic features of 29 cases of gastric schwannomas.
Case
Age (y)/sex
Clinical presentation
Site
Size (cm)
Mitoses/50 HPFs
Outcome
Follow-up time (mo)
1
54/F
Incidental
Gastric antrum
3.5
0
ANED
157
2
78/M
GI bleeding
Gastric fundus
6.5
2
DUC
132
3
81/F
Epigastric pain and mass palpated on a doctor’s visit for another disease
Gastric body (lesser curvature)
7.0
1
DUC
108
4
43/F
Gastric pain
Gastric antrum
4.0
6
ANED
72
5
54/F
Incidental
Gastric fundus
5.3
4
ANED
47
6
67/F
Incidental
Gastric antrum
3.2
1
ANED
23
7
78/M
Poor appetite
Gastric antrum
2.6
0
DUC
37
8
73/F
Gastric distress
Gastric body (greater curvature)
4.4
0
ANED
11
9
54/F
Incidental
Gastric antrum
2.9
2
DUC
25
10
46/F
Gastric pain
Gastric body (greater curvature)
5.2
6
ANED
24
11
76/F
Weight loss
Gastric antrum
2.1
1
ANED
21
12
64/M
Incidental on CT for lung cancer followup
Gastric fundus
7.5
9
ANED
14
13
57/M
Detected during abdominal sonography for cholecystolithiasis
Gastric fundus
4.3
2
ANED
14
14
45/M
Incidental
Gastric body (lesser curvature)
5.5
1
ANED
10
15
66/F
GI bleeding
Gastric body (lesser curvature)
4.0
0
LTF
0
16
79/M
Intermittent gastric discomfort
Gastric antrum
3.0
0
ANED
6
17
52/M
Detected during abdominal sonography for cholecystolithiasis
Gastric antrum
6.5
5
ANED
132
18
67/M
Gastric pain
Gastric body (greater curvature)
6.7
15
DUC
80
19
73/F
Hematemesis, melena
Gastric antrum
5.2
20
DMR
15
20
61/M
Gastric pain
Gastric antrum
5.7
16
ANED
28
21
55/F
Nausea and gastric discomfort
Gastric body (lesser curvature)
3.8
1
ANED
93
22
67/F
Nausea and occult blood in stool
Gastric fundus
7.9
3
DUC
81
23
60/M
Incidental
Gastric fundus
5.7
2
ANED
49
24
66/F
Fullness of stomach
Gastric body (greater curvature)
6.9
5
ANED
60
25
65/F
Detected during CT for unknown symptoms
Gastric body (greater curvature)
6.2
19
DMR
58
26
43/F
Epigastric discomfort
cardia
3.8
3
ANED
99
27
78/F
Fullness of stomach
Gastric body (greater curvature)
4.2
1
ANED
68
28
69/M
Abdominal pain
Gastric body (greater curvature)
6.0
0
DUC
55
29
70/F
Gastric pain
Gastric body (lesser curvature)
7.2
1
ANED
79
DUC: died of unrelated causes; ANED: alive with no evidence of disease; LF: lost to followup; DMR: died of metastasis or recurrent of the primary disease.
