Case Report
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2012; 18(35): 4967-4972
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4967
Table 1 Review of primary benign or malignant schwannoma
Ref.Age/sexCountry of originSize (cm)Associated diseasesDiagnosisPrognosis
Tuder et al[18]74/MNorth America21 × 12 × 8NoneSurgery/autopsyDeath
Abe et al[17]68/FAsia8.0 × 6.0 × 4.5NoneSurgerySurvival
Hytiroglou et al[16]67/MNorth America13 × 11 × 10None--
Heffron et al[15]38/FNorth America5NoneSurgerySurvival
Yoshida et al[14]56/FAsia16None--
Morikawa et al[13]63/MAsia20 × 13NoneAutopsyDeath
Sheikh et al[12]35/FAsia-None--
Fiel et al[11]49/MNorth America-None--
Wada et al[10]69/FAsia15 × 13NoneSurgerySurvival
Wada et al[10]64/FAsia4Early gastric cancerSurgerySurvival
Flemming et al[9]57/FEuropaHugeNoneSurgerySurvival
Momtahen et al[8]52/FAsia4.4 × 3.6 × 2.9NoneSurgerySurvival
Lee et al[7]36/FAsia5 × 4 × 2NoneSurgerySurvival
Akin et al[6]66/FAsia3 × 5 × 4Breast cancerBiopsy/surgerySurvival
Shih et al[5]58/FAsia9.1 × 7.1 × 8.9NoneSurgerySurvival
Sukegawa et al[4]55/FAsia4.0 × 2.5 × 2.0NoneSurgerySurvival
Ozkan et al[3]56/FAsia15 × 10 × 10NoneSurgerySurvival
Ota et al (present case)72/FAsia4.6NoneSurgerySurvival