15 May 2024
: Case report
Incidental Finding of an Asymptomatic Jejunal Schwannoma: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Konstantina Katsiafliaka


DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942881
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e942881
Table 1. A review of the literature on small intestinal schwannomas.
Article | Published year | No cases | Presentation | Histology report |
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Hasselfeldt-Nielsen, et al []27 | 1987 | 1 | Melena | Benign |
Eskelinen, et al []23 | 1992 | 1 | Nonspecific symptoms | Malignant |
Zhou, et al []24 | 1999 | 1 | Melena | Benign |
Iida, et al []21 | 2003 | 1 | Nonspecific symptoms | Benign |
Nagai, et al []19 | 2003 | 1 | Melena | Benign |
Yilmaz, et al []13 | 2004 | 1 | Nonspecific symptoms | Malignant |
Zentar, et al []26 | 2014 | 1 | Incidental finding | Benign |
Portale, et al []25 | 2016 | 1 | Incidental finding | Benign |
Mekras, et al []2 | 2018 | 3 | Incidental finding | Benign |
Roulston, et al []14 | 2018 | 1 | Ileal intussusception | Benign |
Shu, et al []4 | 2019 | 2 | Melena | Benign |
Fukushima, et al []3 | 2019 | 1 | Incidental finding | Benign |
Hokama, et al []18 | 2019 | 1 | Melena | Benign |
Peng, et al []20 | 2022 | 3 | Incidental finding, nonspecific symptoms | Benign |
Kumagai, et al []22 | 2023 | 1 | Melena | Benign |
* Nonspecific symptoms include abdominal pain, abdominal distention, abdominal discomfort, vomiting, fatigue, anemia, and gastrointestinal bleeding [–]. |