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KMID : 1103720150720050258
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
2015 Volume.72 No. 5 p.258 ~ p.263
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Isolated Colonic Schwannoma in the Ascending Colon: A Case Report and Literature Review of Schwannomas in the Large Intestine
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Nam In-Chul
Lee Yedaun
Kim Seung-Ho
Yoon Jung-Hee
Baek Hye-Jin
Lee Kwang-Hwi
Nam Kyung-Han
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Abstract
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Schwannomas are benign mesenchymal spindle cell tumors arising from the Schwann cells that form the peripheral neural sheath. Several recent studies indicate that although reports of gastrointestinal schwannomas have increased with advanced technological developments in immunohistochemical staining, isolated colonic schwannomas are extremely rare. Moreover, it is known to be somewhat difficult to diagnose colonic schwannoma before surgical operation. In this paper, we report a case of isolated schwannoma that was incidentally discovered in the ascending colon, along with a review of few recent literatures
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KEYWORD
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Schwannoma, Colon, Computed Tomography
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