| Literature DB >> 30652460 |
Yurema González Ruiz1, Alvira Reyes Delgado2, Cristina Gutiérrez Alonso3, José I Franco Rubio4, Marina González Herrero2.
Abstract
Schwannomas are tumours originating in the Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves. The appearance in the colon is extremely rare, and there are no known cases in the literature of schwannomas of the colon and rectum described in children. These tumours are usually asymptomatic, but can produce non-specific and gastrointestinal symptoms. The clinical presentation as intestinal intussusception is infrequent. We present a case of an 11-year-old girl with sigmoid swchannoma presented clinically as a colonic intussusception with abdominal pain, rectal bleeding and constipation of 10 days. An intestinal resection with free surgical margins was performed. Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría.Entities:
Keywords: Colon; Gastrointestinal neoplasms; Intussusception; Schwannoma; Sigmoid
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30652460 DOI: 10.5546/aap.2019.e68
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Argent Pediatr ISSN: 0325-0075 Impact factor: 0.635