Microcystic reticular schwannoma of the colon
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Microcystic reticular schwannoma of the colon.
form the third commonest group of mesenchymal tumors within the gastrointestinal tract. They occur with a frequency of approximately 5%, which compares with 50% for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and 30% for smooth-muscle neoplasms [1]. In 2008, Liegl et al. described 10 cases of microcystic reticular schwannoma as a distinct variant with predilection for visceral sites [2]. Herein, we ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255606