A CASE OF GASTRIC SCHWANNOMA

A 65 years old lady from Nagamapal, Imphal, India presented with pain in upper abdomen off and on for about 1 year duration and history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and melena occasionally for which blood transfusion was required. Routine haematological investigations were normal, liver function test and kidney function test were within normal limits. EGD shows fundal polypoid growth of about 5cm diameter with areas of ulceration at places. Biopsy of EGD specimen shows inflammatory cells with marked fibroblastic proliferation and no evidence of malignancy. CT of whole abdomen shows features suggestive of large gastric polyp in fundus of stomach. Laparotomy was done and surgical resection of the polypoid mass from fundus of stomach was performed. HPE revealed schwannoma with degenerative changes.