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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. May 22, 2022; 13(3): 107-113
Published online May 22, 2022. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v13.i3.107
Published online May 22, 2022. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v13.i3.107
Gastric cancer with concurrent pancreatic schwannoma: A case report
Mateus Barradas Ribeiro, Emerson Shigueaki Abe, André Kondo, Adriana Vaz Safatle-Ribeiro, Marina Alessandra Pereira, Bruno Zilberstein, Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto do Cancer, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo 01249000, Brazil
Author contributions: Ribeiro MB contributed to the study design and drafting of the manuscript; Abe ES, Kondo A, and Safatle-Ribeiro AV contributed to data retrieval and manuscript review; Pereira MA and Zilberstein B contributed to manuscript review; Ribeiro Jr U conceived the study and contributed to critical analysis and manuscript review.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was waived by the local Ethics Committee because of the retrospective nature of the study.
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Corresponding author: Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, PhD, Chief Doctor, Surgeon, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto do Cancer, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Av Dr Arnaldo 251, Sao Paulo 01249000, Brazil.
Received: November 25, 2021
Peer-review started: November 25, 2021
First decision: January 12, 2022
Revised: January 23, 2022
Accepted: March 26, 2022
Article in press: March 26, 2022
Published online: May 22, 2022
Processing time: 174 Days and 7.8 Hours
Peer-review started: November 25, 2021
First decision: January 12, 2022
Revised: January 23, 2022
Accepted: March 26, 2022
Article in press: March 26, 2022
Published online: May 22, 2022
Processing time: 174 Days and 7.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: We display here the first case of synchronous gastric cancer and pancreatic schwannoma, highlighting the relevance of the differential diagnosis in approaching pancreatic masses in the context of staging gastric neoplasm. Correct intraoperative staging was essential in treatment decision-making.