A rare simultaneous coexistence of epithelioid gastrointestinal stromal tumors and schwannoma in the stomach: a case report

• Main Authors: Yuxin Li (Author), Yongliang Teng (Author), Xiaofei Wei (Author), Zhuang Tian (Author), Yuqing Cao (Author), Xiaona Liu (Author), Xiumei Duan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), a type of mesenchymal tumor in the gastrointestinal tract, are believed to be closely associated with PDGFRA and C-KIT mutations. Schwannoma in the stomach, which is an unusual location, is a rare disorder. The simultaneous occurrence of t...