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. 2005 Mar;184(3):797-802.
doi: 10.2214/ajr.184.3.01840797.

Gastrointestinal schwannomas: CT features with clinicopathologic correlation

Angela D Levy  1 , Ana M Quiles, Markku Miettinen, Leslie H Sobin
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Gastrointestinal schwannomas: CT features with clinicopathologic correlation

Angela D Levy et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the CT features of gastrointestinal schwannomas with clinicopathologic correlation.

Conclusion: Gastrointestinal schwannomas are uncommon mesenchymal neoplasms that are uniquely different tumors from their soft-tissue and central nervous system counterparts. They are homogeneously attenuating, well-defined, mural masses on CT. The lack of low-attenuation hemorrhage, necrosis, and degeneration within the tumor may help distinguish these tumors from gastrointestinal stromal tumors on CT.

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