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
1ABCDEF*, Eleni Karlafti2AD, Georgios Tzikos 1ADF, Patroklos Goulas1BDF, Apostolos Zatagias1F, Angeliki Vouchara1B, Elisavet Psoma3BCDE, Anastasia Tsakona4BCDE, Georgios Petrakis 4BCDE, Daniel Paramythiotis1A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [–]. | ||||