Duodenal stromal tumor with neural differentiation

Intern Med. 1993 Jan;32(1):72-6. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.32.72.

Abstract

A 49-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for detailed evaluation of an abdominal mass. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed two tumors, one a submucosal lesion of the duodenal second portion and the other a left adrenal tumor. Angiography showed that the tumors were hypervascular. Both tumors were removed surgically and examined histologically using hematoxylin-eosin staining. The duodenal tumor (10 x 6 x 5 cm) was initially diagnosed as a schwannoma, but immunohistochemical studies showed that it was S-100 protein negative and neuron-specific enolase positive. Therefore, this tumor was identified as a stromal tumor with neural differentiation. The left adrenal tumor was a nonfunctioning adenoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / pathology
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue / metabolism
  • Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue / pathology*
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / metabolism
  • S100 Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • S100 Proteins
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase